Overview
- Attorney Walter Holderle informed the Landgericht Traunstein that Andreas and Rosalie Wörndl are withdrawing immediately from the Nebenklage.
- A court spokesperson, Cornelia Sattelberger, said the withdrawal had not yet been officially entered into the case file at the time of reporting.
- The family’s statement accuses the chamber of allowing defense counsel to dominate proceedings and of tolerating attacks on police, prosecutors, and the former trial bench.
- Defense lawyer Yves Georg rejects the claims as unfounded, saying the presiding judge is firmly leading the trial and that the court shows a clear will to establish the facts.
- The retrial follows the Federal Court of Justice’s annulment of the 2024 circumstantial conviction over a bias error and doubts about a key witness, with hearings now in Laufen as the prosecution pursues a murder theory and the defense maintains an accident narrative while the defendant remains free.