Trial over fatal house collapse in Düsseldorf has begun

Construction workers buried under tons of rubble

Trial over fatal house collapse in Düsseldorf has begun

Parts of a building collapsed during construction work in the center of Düsseldorf.

Marius Becker/dpa

October 23, 2024 Uh 07:16 Clock

Is the verdict now coming?

A multi-story house collapsed during construction work in Düsseldorf in July 2020. Two workers die under tons of rubble. The trial against five people suspected of being responsible is now beginning.

October 23, 2024 Uh 07:16 Clock

Construction workers buried under tons of rubble

More than four years after one House collapse with two deaths in Düsseldorf The trial against five defendants begins on Wednesday (9:30 a.m.) at the Düsseldorf regional court. The accusation is of negligent homicide in conjunction with negligent endangerment of construction.

The collapse in Düsseldorf city center took place at the end of July 2020 Two construction workers aged 35 and 39 were buried under tons of rubble become and died. The building in a backyard in the Friedrichstadt district was to be renovated. According to the prosecution, a load-bearing wall on the ground floor was broken through, which is said to have caused the house to collapse.

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