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Man given life in jail for Munich car-ramming attack

By AAP Newswire

Aug 6, 2026

Scene of a deadly car-ramming attack in Munich in February 2025 — The ramming attack in February 2025 killed a mother and child and badly injured dozens of people. -EPA

The suspect in a car-ramming attack in Munich that left two people dead and dozens injured has been convicted of charges including murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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The 25-year-old Afghan, identified only as Farhad N in line with German privacy rules, was arrested immediately after the February 13, 2025, attack on a union demonstration.

It was one of a string of attacks involving immigrants over several months that pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for Germany's national election, which took place 10 days after the events in Munich.

The defendant was convicted of two counts of murder and 23 of attempted murder among other offences, German news agency DPA reported on Thursday.

The court found that he carried "particularly serious" guilt, meaning that he likely will not be eligible for release after 15 years as is usually the case in Germany.

The court found that he wanted to attack and kill arbitrarily chosen people in Germany as a reaction to the situation in Islamic countries and prove himself to be a "good Muslim", DPA reported.

The car ramming fatally injured two people, a two-year-old girl and her 37-year-old mother.

Forty-four other people suffered life-threatening or serious injuries, authorities have said.