Overview
- The court heard from Bernburg station leader Jane Daniela S., who described the former psychiatrist as unreliable, withdrawn and not integrating with the team.
- She testified that in August 2024 he responded to a colleague’s inquiry by saying only dying or killing was left.
- Colleagues reported he skipped a planned supervision on his unreliability and cited questionable clinical decisions, including an initially resisted patient transport and an unfounded suspicion of tongue cancer.
- The presiding judge said victim self‑read statements are now complete at about 2,800 pages, confirmed his laptop access in custody is limited to daytime, and postponed ex‑chief Björn Bühler’s examination.
- Context for the case: he has confessed to driving into the Magdeburg Christmas market on December 20, 2024, killing six and injuring more than 300, with an initial drug test reacting to benzodiazepines and a negative alcohol test.