Overview

• A 59-year-old defendant appeared before the Landgericht Kassel on a murder charge over the Dec. 4, 2024 killing of a 50-year-old hospital employee with a crossbow.
• Charging documents state he entered the clinic via a side entrance armed with two crossbows and fired at close range in the reception area.
• Investigators report the bolt struck the victim in the chest-abdomen region, and she died shortly afterward from severe internal injuries.
• Authorities allege he researched the home addresses of the woman and her brother before traveling to the Schwalm-Eder district to carry out the attack.
• The court scheduled twelve additional hearing dates, with a verdict expected in early February 2026.