Overview

• Taleb A., a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, is charged with six counts of murder and 338 counts of attempted murder, plus dangerous bodily harm and a dangerous interference with traffic.
• The December 20 rampage lasted one minute and four seconds, used a rented 340‑PS vehicle at up to 48 km/h, and harmed a total of 344 people, including five women and a nine-year-old boy who were killed.
• Prosecutors cite frustration over a civil dispute and failed criminal complaints as the alleged motive, and they say the act was planned over weeks without accomplices.
• He remains in pre-trial detention as a psychiatric expert opinion is commissioned to assess criminal responsibility; officials say he was not under alcohol influence during the drive.
• The indictment spans 206 pages and names 410 witnesses, five experts, 494 documents and 33 exhibits, while a temporary courtroom in Magdeburg is nearing completion with no trial date set.