Overview

• On June 6, Maria Weller slipped on a dollop of body lotion in her bathroom and sustained a femoral neck fracture.
• Doctors repaired her fractured hip in surgery later that same day.
• The 70-year-old widow of boxer René Weller was preparing for an RTL interview about her civic intervention when the accident occurred.
• Earlier this week she testified in court about stopping a man shouting Nazi slogans in Pforzheim in October 2024.
• She shared the mishap on Instagram with self-deprecating humor, calling it “unfassbar blöd gelaufen” and confirming the operation was successful.