Murder in Heppenheim: Ex-husband accused of stabbing divorced woman
A man from Heppenheim is on trial at Darmstadt Regional Court accused of killing his ex-wife in the stairwell. The trial is scheduled to run until July.

Femicide in Heppenheim: Trial begins over knife attack on divorced woman
According to zeit.de, a murder trial against a man from Heppenheim began on Thursday at Darmstadt Regional Court. The defendant is accused of killing his former wife in the stairwell of their shared residential building with a knife on 31 August 2025.
According to the court, the couple was already divorced but continued to live together in Heppenheim. According to the investigation, the man allegedly refused to accept the separation and attacked the 34-year-old for that reason.
Witnesses detained the German citizen immediately after the act until police arrived. Six trial dates are scheduled for the proceedings, running until 7 July.
Source: Google News AT — Crime (de)