Synagogue attacker gets life sentence
A GERMAN court has convicted a right-wing extremist of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day.
He killed two people after he failed to gain entry to the building.
The October 9, 2019 attack is considered one of the worst antiSemitic assaults in Germany’s post-war history.
The 28-year-old defendant, Stephan Balliet, posted a screed against Jews before trying to shoot his way into the synagogue in the eastern city of Halle while broadcasting the attack live on a popular gaming site.
Judges at the Naumburg state court found him “seriously culpable”, news agency dpa reported.