Munich car-ramming attacker sentenced to life in prison

A 25-year-old Afghan man, identified as Farhad N, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Munich Higher Regional Court for a car-ramming attack that killed two people and injured over 40 others. The attack occurred on February 13, 2025, when the defendant drove his car into a trade union rally of approximately 1,400 people. The victims were a 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. Prosecutors argued that the attack was motivated by religious beliefs and a desire to respond to the actions of the US and other Western states in Gaza and Afghanistan. The court found Farhad N guilty of two counts of murder, 23 counts of attempted murder, and other charges. The court also ruled the offense was of a particularly serious nature, making parole significantly more difficult after serving the minimum 15 years. The defense had argued for a 15-year sentence and psychiatric placement, citing signs of schizophrenia. Farhad N arrived in Germany in 2016 as a teenager, had his asylum request rejected, but was legally resident with a work permit and no prior convictions.