Overview

• The trial opened August 15 at the Landgericht Dessau-Roßlau with prosecutors charging the 30-year-old with two counts of manslaughter.
• The indictment alleges she wrapped both viable infants in towels, placed them in garbage bags and set them in a bathtub after concealing her pregnancy.
• Forensic examination determined the twins were born alive but died from oxygen deprivation shortly after birth.
• During the hearing the defendant testified that years of crystal meth consumption erased her recollection of the secret home birth.
• The twins’ father has joined as a civil plaintiff and is scheduled to testify next week as the eight-day trial continues.