(European Conservative) The life sentence for the deadly knife attack on police officer Rouven Laur in Mannheim is now legally binding. No appeals were filed within the one-week deadline, meaning Judge Herbert Anderer’s sentence is final.
Sulaiman Ataee was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court on September 16th, 2025, with the court recognizing in particular the severity of his guilt, which rules out early release. Ataee was convicted of attempted murder in four additional cases and aggravated bodily harm.
Ataee carried out the Islamist-motivated attack on May 31st, 2024, at an anti-Islamism rally in Mannheim, stabbing six people — including five rally participants and Officer Laur, who was knifed multiple times in the head.
