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Zschäpe's letter may complicate case
trial

Zschäpe's letter may complicate case

Accused NSU terrorist Beate Zschäpe has refused to speak in court, but she has sent a 26-page handwritten letter to a radical right fellow prisoner that could complicate her defence.
Teenager 'wore horror mask to kill pensioner'
Crime

Teenager 'wore horror mask to kill pensioner'

A teenager who killed an old woman by stabbing her 40 times with a knife was wearing a terrifying horror-film style rubber mask during the attack – and then hid it before calling the emergency services, German police say.
Do robot lawyers dream of electric briefs?
law

Do robot lawyers dream of electric briefs?

Can you put a robot in the dock? Not yet, but we need to think about it – as artificially intelligent robots step from fantasy into daily life, legal and ethical questions emerge which require answers, says one German legal professor.
Couple puzzle cops with abandoned car after fight
Police

Couple puzzle cops with abandoned car after fight

Police called to an abandoned car on a main road in the German city of Bielefeld feared the worst when they found the motor running and the keys still in the ignition – but later discovered it had been left there by a couple in the middle of a huge fight.