{"id":30501,"date":"2026-08-07T01:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30501"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:30:17","slug":"man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-driving-car-into-crowd-in-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30501","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced to life in prison for driving car into crowd in Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/4731786042492\/2026\/upi_com\/e9653637117f03b139dac9ab6680abf8\/v1.5\/Man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-driving-car-into-crowd-in-Munich.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emergency services at the scene after a car was driven into a group of people attending a Ver.di union demonstration in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2025. File Photo by Paul\/Vifogra\/EPA-EFE<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 6 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of killing two people when he drove his car into a crowd of people in Munich, Germany, last year.<\/p>\n<p>The man, referred to as Farhad N, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czxqp5yy15lo\" target=\"_blank\">convicted of two counts<\/a> of murder, 23 counts of attempted murder and more charges related to the incident.\n<\/p>\n<p>Farhad N, an Afghan national, drove his Mini Cooper into a crowd of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/06\/world\/europe\/munich-car-attack-driver-sentence.html\" target=\"_blank\">about 1,400 people<\/a> who were marching in Munich in support of trade unions on Feb. 13, 2025. He struck and killed a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter. More than 40 people were injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In doing so, the defendant sought to commit an act of pleasing to God and to prove himself to be a good Muslim in the eyes of Allah, himself and his family,&#8221; the judge said.<\/p>\n<p>Judges in Germany found that Farhad N was a religious extremist and ruled that he would not be eligible for parole after 15 years. It is common in Germany for people sentenced to life in prison to be eligible for parole after 15 years.\n<\/p>\n<p>Farhad N&#8217;s attorneys sought a 15-year sentence and for him to be placed in a psychiatric hospital, arguing that he shows signs of schizophrenia.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Germany was again the site of a similar incident when a person drove a van into a group of people leaving a Pride celebration in Berlin. One woman was killed and 29 more were injured. 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