These are allegations that leave one speechless: a man, now 68 years old, is alleged to have dragged his biological daughter onto a bed in his flat almost four years ago, touched her inappropriately and raped her. The defendant has been on trial at Leipzig Magistrates’ Court since Thursday, 30 July 2026. At the request […]
He was sorry, he wanted to apologise and he regretted his criminal actions, he emphasised several times during the trial: the Leipzig Regional Court has now handed down its verdict on a 28-year-old man. For years, the young man had been ordering expensive electronic goods using false personal details and, following a bogus return, had […]
The scam was simple – and worked for years until his arrest in early 2026: using a false identity, a young man ordered high-end electronics from online retailers, for which he claimed a refund following a bogus return, without actually returning the goods. Instead, he sometimes sold some of the goods on. Since Monday, 20 […]
Alleged forgery of a medical certificate, unexcused absence from the trial according to the court, a warrant for his arrest to ensure his attendance: Gero Strauß, an ENT specialist and former managing director of the Leipzig Head Centre, caused quite a stir at the Regional Court at times with his behaviour. The 54-year-old faces charges […]
He appeared before the Regional Court on charges of serious offences committed on Eisenbahnstraße in Leipzig, but was deemed not criminally responsible due to schizophrenia: the criminal division of the court has now ruled that the young man is to be permanently admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Among other things, the 22-year-old is alleged to […]
He had previously been admitted to a psychiatric ward after terrorising a family and causing the mother to lose most of her eyesight in a brutal attack: René M. must now be committed to a secure institution for an indefinite period, possibly for the rest of his life: The man, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, […]
He happened to bump into his former lover in a trendy bar in Leipzig – and is alleged to have attacked him twice with a knife in a fit of rage over an alleged rape. The prosecution classified the incident as attempted murder in conjunction with grievous bodily harm. However, the 35-year-old defendant has now, […]
The magistrate described it as a “serious collision”: Almost exactly one year after a night-time cycling accident in the Südvorstadt district, she sentenced a 62-year-old car driver on Friday to a hefty fine for allegedly leaving the scene of the accident without permission after colliding with a cyclist. On one key point, however, the facts […]
Warm light spills out from the living rooms onto the pavements. Snowflakes are dancing. The streets are deserted; the scent of incense candles wafts from cosy rooms. Presents lie beneath decorated fir trees. Little angels spin round and round, surrounded by Mary and Joseph, standing by a fretwork nativity scene. Candlelight casts the shadows of […]
The defendant’s failure to appear, suspicions of forging a medical certificate, a warrant for his arrest during the hearing – the trial of ENT specialist Gero Strauß has so far been full of twists and surprises, without even having really got into full swing. On Tuesday, Strauß, who stands accused of fraud, appeared once again […]
The defendant’s failure to appear, suspicions of forged medical certificates, a warrant for his arrest during the hearing – the trial of ENT specialist Gero Strauß has so far been full of twists and surprises, without even having really got into full swing. On Tuesday, Strauß, who stands accused of fraud, returned to the Regional […]
A 65-year-old man has been on trial at Leipzig Regional Court since Monday on a series of serious allegations: the prosecution accuses the defendant of serious sexual abuse of his own granddaughter, of whom he is also alleged to have taken pornographic images and possibly even offered the child to third parties. Shortly after the […]
Last week, he is alleged to have forged a medical certificate and managed to avoid being forcibly brought before the Leipzig Regional Court by travelling there by train. The fraud trial resumed on Tuesday with another bombshell: the accused ENT specialist, Gero Strauß, failed to appear at the hearing for the second time and submitted […]
The losses amount to more than 40 million euros: by promising a lucrative investment, a criminal group is alleged to have fraudulently deceived people, made massive profits and ‘laundered’ these funds via a global network. According to the Attorney General’s Office, Denisa H. acted as a kind of service provider, making the technical infrastructure available […]
He has been under investigation by the judicial authorities for some time, and must now answer charges at Leipzig Regional Court: the prosecution accuses the well-known ENT specialist, Prof. Gero Strauß, of serious fraud, breach of trust and making a false statutory declaration. Among other things, the 54-year-old is alleged to have used loans ostensibly […]
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