German court sentences suspect in deadly Munich car-ramming attack to life in prison
Emergency services attend the scene of a car-ramming attack in Munich, Germany, Thursday Feb. 13, 2025. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP, File) BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in a car-ramming attack in Munich last year that left two people dead and dozens injured was convicted on Thursday of charges including murder and sentenced to life in prison. The 25-year-old Afghan, identified only as Farhad N. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested immediately after the Feb. 13, 2025 attack on a labor union demonstration. It was one of a string of attacks involving immigrants over several months that pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for Germany’s national election , which took place 10 days after the events in Munich.
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The defendant was convicted of two counts of murder and 23 of attempted murder among other offenses, German news agency dpa reported.