The defendant in the trial surrounding the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market has been declared unfit to stand trial. The prison doctor at the prison in Burg, where the 51-year-old suspect is currently being held, has noticed that the man’s health is deteriorating every day. The presiding judge, Dirk Sternberg, said the defendant was on hunger and thirst strike.

On December 20, 2024, the defendant from Saudi Arabia drove a rented SUV into a crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas market. Six people died and more than 300 were injured. The defendant confessed to the crime.

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