Overview

• Prosecutors and the defense both requested an acquittal before the verdict at the Landgericht Trier.
• The judge said the court was convinced the father shook his three-month-old in April 2022 while trying to revive the unresponsive infant.
• Conflicting expert reports were presented, with some finding signs of shaking trauma and a family-commissioned report rejecting that conclusion.
• The baby experienced respiratory arrest and roughly 50 minutes of resuscitation efforts were attempted.
• The father denied shaking at the start of the trial and later said he hopes to mourn his child in peace now that the proceedings have ended.