Stade Sixfold Murder: Two Women Charged with Murder and Aiding and Abetting
Following the sixfold murder in a youth welfare facility in Stade, investigators have brought charges against the shooter's partner and the driver of the getaway vehicle.
Charges Brought in Stade Sixfold Murder
As WELT reported, the Stade Public Prosecutor's Office has charged two women in connection with their roles in the sixfold murder of 29 June 2026. Investigators accuse the 34-year-old partner of the shooter of murder; the 65-year-old driver of the getaway vehicle is accused of aiding and abetting murder.
The fatal shots were fired during a care planning meeting in a mother-and-child facility. Fatih G., a 45-year-old born in Germany, killed six people. The trigger was a custody dispute: the man's baby had been taken to hospital with serious injuries; doctors suspected abusive head trauma. The youth welfare office intervened, and the mother and child were placed in the facility. The meeting was intended to clarify further care arrangements.
G. took his own life on 21 July 2026 while in pre-trial detention. Proceedings against him were discontinued. Investigations into the two women, however, continued.
The Public Prosecutor's Office accuses the 34-year-old Enise Ö. of knowing the perpetrator's intentions, sharing his motive, and actively supporting him in preparing for the act. It also became known that the woman struck a dying social worker who had tried to flee.
Sylvia S., a 65-year-old acquaintance of the family, is charged with aiding and abetting murder. She is alleged to have known G. before the act, to have supported him in preparing for it, and to have driven him away from the scene in her car.
The second charge has had political consequences: Sylvia S. is the mother-in-law of the former integration commissioner for Lower Saxony, Deniz Kurku. The SPD politician stepped down from his post but continues to sit in the state parliament and is a member of the Interior Committee.
In a separate proceeding, the Stade Public Prosecutor's Office charged a 49-year-old kiosk owner from Berlin on 7 November 2026. He is accused of selling the future shooter a pistol and 21 rounds of ammunition only days before the attack. The circumstances of the purchase should have indicated to him that the weapon would be used against people in the near future.
Source: WELT