Overview

• The trial of a 17-year-old began on July 2 at Landgericht Landau under closed juvenile sessions for alleged planning of a massacre at Nordringschule
• Prosecutors charge the defendant with Verabredung zu einem Verbrechen after investigations found a plot to kill a teacher and three students
• Hearings before the court’s 2nd criminal chamber are scheduled through mid-August in line with German juvenile justice procedures
• A co-accused 17-year-old in Frankenthal was ruled not criminally responsible and sent to psychiatric care following a separate hearing
• A third 15-year-old suspect remains in a secure youth facility as prosecutors pursue further inquiries