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Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack Trial Enters 11th Day as Mother of Slain Boy Testifies

Victims delivered protected testimony at the special Magdeburg courtroom, with the defendant remaining withdrawn.

Overview

  • The nine-year-old victim’s mother, shielded from the defendant’s view, tearfully described the moments before the attack and said, "Our life is destroyed."
  • Reporters said Taleb al‑Abdulmohsen kept his head down and at times hid his face with a tissue, making no statements or questions during the session.
  • Other witnesses described running with a 12‑day‑old baby, treating a severely injured 12‑year‑old, and waiting a long time for full medical support on site.
  • Further accounts detailed severe injuries, surgeries and lasting trauma, with one man saying the car pushed people "like a snowplow" and another citing financial hardship and feeling unsupported while unable to work.
  • A day earlier, an anaesthetist and a forensic expert testified the boy could not have been saved; the court resumes on December 15, with more victims expected to be heard in January.