Farhad N. to Life Imprisonment for Murder and Attempted Murder in 23 Cases, Finding Particular Gravity of Guilt

The Afghan man drove his car into a Ver.di union demonstration in Munich in February 2025, killing a woman and her two-year-old daughter. The court concluded N. intentionally rammed the march from behind, describing the scene as a debris field 12 meters wide and 23 meters long. Presiding judge Michael Höhne said N. wanted to attack randomly selected people in Germany in response to situations in Islamic countries, aiming to prove himself a good Muslim to Allah, himself, and his family.

Federal prosecutors had sought life imprisonment with a finding of particular gravity, while defense lawyers argued for 15 years and psychiatric commitment, citing signs of hebephrenic schizophrenia. The finding of particular gravity makes parole after 15 years significantly harder. auf einer Breite von zwölf Metern und einer Länge von 23 Metern gewesen. N. habe als Reaktion auf die Situation in islamischen Ländern willkürlich ausgewählte Menschen in Deutschland angreifen und töten wollen, begründete der Vorsitzende Richter sein Urteil weiter.