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Zwickau Court Tries Alleged Döner Poisoning as Attempted Murder

Prosecutors reopened the case after overturning an earlier acquittal with new evidence.

Overview

  • An appeal trial at the Landgericht Zwickau is now underway, with five hearings scheduled through April 21.
  • Prosecutors say she mixed oxycodone, a strong prescription painkiller, into a döner, leaving the man dizzy and vomiting, and they argue he survived because the dose was too low or he threw it up.
  • The first case ended in an acquittal on dangerous bodily injury before prosecutors appealed and brought attempted murder charges based on new evidence.
  • The indictment also alleges she stole parts of her stepfather’s model train worth about €900.
  • A muffled phone recording of a later conversation, which the defense disputes, is slated for expert review after the man said she admitted adding the drug.