Munich attack suspect sentenced to
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Munich attack suspect sentenced to life for killing mother and daughter in Islamist-motivated car ramming

A young Afghan man has been sentenced to life in prison by a German court for driving a car into a crowd early last year, killing a mother and her two-year-old daughter in an attack that is said to have been Islamist-motivated.

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The 25-year-old man has been found guilty of two counts of murder, 23 counts of attempted murder and 22 counts of bodily harm, 19 of which were serious, according to the Munich court.

The court found that the crimes were particularly serious - a classification that under German law makes it significantly less likely that the man will ever be released from prison.

The man drove into a union demonstration of 1,400 people in February last year. According to prosecutors, he was driven by religious extremism.

A 37-year-old woman and her young daughter were thrown by the impact and sustained such serious injuries that they later died.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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