US EditionMan Accused of Murdering Woman and Toddler in Munich Car Attack Goes on Trial
Farhad N. faces 2 murder and 44 attempted murder charges for ramming a car into a 1,400-person rally, motivated by extremist beliefs, prosecutors say.
- On Friday, the Munich Higher Regional Court opened the trial of Farhad N., charged with two counts of murder and 44 counts of attempted murder for the 13 February 2026 attack near the Verdi rally.
- Prosecutors say the motive was religious, alleging Farhad N. committed the act out of 'excessive religious motivation' and believed he was obliged to attack randomly in response to Muslim suffering, though he is not linked to Islamic State.
- According to the charge sheet, the BMW Mini traveled about 23 metres before stopping as its front wheels lost contact due to people lying underneath, while investigators say Farhad N. prayed and was arrested the same day.
- The court scheduled the trial to run until the end of June; Farhad N. hid his face behind a red folder, raised his right index finger, and remained silent at the start.
- The case sits amid a national debate over migration that intensified after a 2015-2016 influx, with the February last year vehicle rampage and attacks in Magdeburg and Aschaffenburg fueling pressure on policy.
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In a Munich courtroom, 25-year-old Farhad N. repeatedly raised his index finger, shocking those present and the victims' families. The man is accused of killing two people and injuring dozens more.
Amok drivers from Munich provoked the process with a gesture.
The trial of 25-year-old Afghan Farhad N., who had broken into a trade union procession at the beginning of 2025 in Munich, opened on Friday 16 January in the morning in this German city. The prosecution attributed him Islamist motivations in the context of this tragedy which shocked Germany and caused two deaths and some 40 injuries, while Germany was organizing the conference on security and a few days of the general elections. The accused ref…
About a year ago, Farhad N. drove a small car in Munich to a demonstration train of the Verdi union. A mother and her child were killed, dozens were injured.
In the trial for an attack on a ver.di demonstration in Munich, the defendant refused his testimony. About a year ago, two people were killed when the man steered his car into the crowd.
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