A court sentenced an Afghan national who rammed a crowd of people…
A court sentenced an Afghan national who rammed a crowd of people during a demonstration in Munich in February 2025. The court sentenced 25-year-old Farhad Nouri to life imprisonment.
Consensus
- Farhad Nur, a 25-year-old man from Afghanistan, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Munich Higher Regional Court.
- The attack occurred on February 13, 2024, in Munich.
- Nur drove his Mini Cooper into a crowd during a Ver.di demonstration.
- Two people died: a 38-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter.
- More than 40 people were injured, some with severe injuries.
- The court classified the crime as 'particularly serious' under German law, making early release effectively impossible.
- Nur was not found to have ties to any known terrorist organizations.
- The attack took place during a labor demonstration organized by the German trade union Ver.di.
Points of divergence
- The victim was a 37-year-old woman, not 38. — tg_echoonline_news
- The court found Nur guilty on two counts of murder and 23 counts of attempted murder. — tg_echoonline_news
- Nur was described by the presiding judge as having a 'fragile sense of self-worth' and attempting to create an 'idealized image of himself'. — tg_echoonline_news
- The defense requested a 15-year sentence and psychiatric hospitalization, citing signs of schizophrenia, but the court-appointed psychiatric evaluation did not consider this a mitigating factor. — tg_echoonline_news
- Nur was radicalized in the months before the attack due to frequent viewing of online content from radical Afghan bloggers. — tg_echoonline_news
- Nur did not show remorse and said an Islamist greeting four times during the trial. — tg_echoonline_news
- Nur arrived in Germany in 2016 at age 15 and was not deported by German authorities for four years after arrival. — tg_echoonline_news
- The police stated the car stopped because the front wheels lost traction due to people lying under and in front of the vehicle. — kommersant
- Nur said 'Allah is great!' upon arrest. — kommersant
- The demonstration involved approximately 1,500 participants, mainly workers from kindergartens, hospitals, and municipal services. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court sentenced Afghan native who drove into crowd at Munich demonstration in February 2025 — ЭХО / Новости
- Afghan who rammed a crowd in Munich sentenced to life imprisonment — Коммерсантъ