A German court in Munich sentences a 25-year-old Afghan man, identified only as Farhad N., to life in prison for a car-ramming attack on a union rally in Munich in February 2025. The attack kills a two-year-old girl and her mother and injures dozens of other people. Prosecutors and the court find him guilty of two counts of murder, 23 counts of attempted murder, and additional offences including bodily harm, with many injuries described as serious. The court concludes the crimes carry “particular gravity” or “particularly serious” guilt, a designation under German law that generally means the defendant is unlikely to be eligible for release after 15 years, despite the usual rule for life sentences.
Sources also report that the attack occurs against a broader backdrop of multiple incidents involving foreign nationals in the lead-up to Germany’s national election, which occurs shortly after the Munich attack and heightens public debate on immigration and security. After the Feb. 13, 2025 attack, Farhad N. is arrested immediately and later convicted by the Munich Higher Regional Court.
