Overview
- The defendant, Taleb al‑Abdulmohsen, faces six counts of murder, 338 counts of attempted murder, and a charge of a treacherous attack, carrying a potential life sentence.
- The hearing is being held in a specially built hall with the defendant behind bulletproof glass, with sessions scheduled through March and hundreds of witnesses and co‑plaintiffs expected.
- Prosecutors told the court he sought attention, planned the attack without accomplices, and was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Investigators say a rented BMW X3 struck the Magdeburg Christmas market on December 20, 2024, killing a nine‑year‑old boy and five women and injuring more than 300 people within just over a minute.
- Authorities face scrutiny over prior warnings and the suspect’s online far‑right and anti‑Islam posts, including a reported Saudi alert to German intelligence months before the attack.