Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

The defendant Sulaiman A covers his face with a folder in the courtroom of the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart-Stammheim, southwestern Germany, on September 16, 2025, for his trial verdict for murdering a police officer in a jihadist-motivated attack. [File, Standard]

An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded.

The 26-year-old, only partially named as Sulaiman A. and found to be an adherent of the Islamic State group, committed the knife attack in May 2024 in the western city of Mannheim.