Afghan man, 25, who killed two in Munich car ramming, gets life

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2026-08-06

Munich (dpa) - An Afghan man, 25, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for driving into a peaceful trade union demonstration in Munch in February 2025, killing a mother and her 2-year-old child. The Munich Higher Regional Court, which announced the ruling, issued a finding of particularly severe guilt, meaning he will unlikely be able to be released from prison on probation after 15 years, which is common in Germany. "The act, one must say......

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