Overview

• The 51-year-old defendant is charged with murdering his 73-year-old uncle in Mintraching in May 2023.
• At the opening session, he denied the allegations through defense attorney Johannes Büttner.
• Investigators say the attacker waited in the home's entryway, struck from behind, and the victim died at the scene.
• The indictment describes 13 blows to the head and a weapon wrapped in plastic to avoid transferring traces.
• The court set nearly 30 hearing dates through December, and the victim's son testified first about prior disputes and a disputed apartment arrangement.