Overview

• The judges ruled the June 2024 killing was driven by greed and carried out to enable a robbery during a failed handover of about three kilograms of marijuana worth roughly €15,000.
• The court said the fatal shot preceded the victim’s knife strikes, contradicting the defense account presented during the trial.
• The shooting in Munich’s Milbertshofen neighborhood left 24-year-old dealer Deniz Z. dead from blood loss after being hit in the torso.
• The verdict is not yet final, the defense may seek a revision, and the court ordered the defendant to remain in custody.
• The victim’s partner was awarded €5,000 in pain-and-suffering compensation, and the court noted the victim leaves behind an infant.