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ZDF Documentary Tallies 104 Partner Femicides in 2024, Probes Protective Failures

The film contends that data-protection rules hinder authorities from acting early.

Overview

  • Presenter Jochen Breyer leads a months-long investigation now streaming, with a broadcast scheduled for Tuesday at 20:15 on ZDF.
  • The Claudia case shows violations of a contact ban punished with fines as her estranged husband legally kept a firearm through a shooting club membership.
  • District official Christoph Mager says a file review found no staff error, noting firearm permits are typically revoked only after a severe prior offense.
  • Relatives and friends describe recurring patterns of isolation, threats, stalking and coercive control preceding the killings.
  • In the Jessica case, a court found planned intent after her ex-partner stabbed her six days after the breakup, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in June.