A rettrial in a murder case commences on Thursday, involving a 25-year-old individual accused of participating in a shooting incident at a shisha bar in July 2022. The original trial was disrupted due to a juror's illness, necessitating this reopening of proceedings.
At the onset of the first trial, the defendant maintained his innocence, stating, "I had no involvement in the murder. I did not commit the murder, and I was neither the accomplice to the murderer." The Hamburg District Court heard this testimony from his defense lawyer. Interestingly, the defendant was not present at the shisha bar on the fateful evening.
As per the indictment, the defendant is alleged to have accompanied the perpetrator during multiple instances leading up to the deadly incident, during which a 27-year-old man lost his life due to his severe injuries.
While there is no record of an ongoing or reopened trial for the July 2022 shisha bar shooting in Hamburg, Germany, in sources such as stern.de, a significant shooting incident occurred in the same city on March 9, 2023. On that day, six people, including an unborn child, and eight others were injured during a shooting at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. The gunman subsequently took his own life. This incident is documented in the Wikipedia list of mass shootings in Germany[1].
Given the current state of information, it's recommended to consult legal news sources or official court announcements for the most current and specific details regarding any ongoing or reopened trials.
(*[1]: Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of mass shootings in Germany. Retrieved from )
