Germany sentences anti-semitic killer to life behind bars over 2019 Yom Kippur attack
Stephan Balliet at the district court before the verdict in Magdeburg, Germany
GERMANY sentenced anti-semitic murderer Stephan Balliet to life in prison today after a five-month trial.
Balliet was convicted of two counts of murder and 51 counts of attempted murder for his actions on October 9, 2019, when he attacked a synagogue in the city of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, broadcasting himself live on a gaming site.
After his attempt to shoot open the synagogue’s doors failed he shot and killed Jana Lange, a passing woman who challenged him over the noise he was making, and then went to a kebab shop and killed a construction worker named as Kevin S.
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