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05 March 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: The defendant stands in the dock behind his lawyer and covers his face with a file cover. In October 2023, he is alleged to have deliberately hit his wife and his then 17-month-old son with his car in Duisburg and then attacked his wife with punches and kicks until she died. The charge is murder and attempted murder. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa (KEYSTONE/DPA/Christoph Reichwein)