The BVB killer must have 14 years in prison

The spectacular process surrounding the bombing of the Borussia Dortmund team is over. The accused Sergei W. is imprisoned for 14 years for attempted murder.

After the bombing of Borussia Dortmund's team in April 2017, the murderer was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The Dortmunder jury on Tuesday convicted 29-year-old Sergei W. of an attempted murder with 28 assassination attempts and the cause of an explosion of explosives.

According to the court, the 29-year-old from Rottenburg am Neckar, on April 11, 2017, leaving the BVB hotel team bus for the home match against AS Monaco, blew up three explosive devices. According to the indictment, his goal was to use the bombs to kill players and thus bring down the price from BVB.

Sergei W. denies having the intention to kill

Sergej W. admitted to having built and exploded the bombs with metal pins. However, the German born in Russia denies any intention to kill. His only concern was to spread fear and terror, according to his confession. He had wagered with warrants on a decline in the title and hoped for a profit of "several tens of thousands of euros".

His lawyers had therefore asked for a prison sentence only for causing an explosion. This should be "clearly in the single digit range".

Weidenfeller: "The attack has changed my life"

Spanish defender Marc Batra was seriously injured during the attack of his forearm during the attack. A policeman supposed to drive the bus on a motorcycle had been injured. The official is incapacitated today.

During the eleven-month trial, judges heard explosives and inventory experts and virtually all former bus occupants as witnesses. Defender Matthias Ginter, who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach today, burst into tears. Guard Roman Weidenfeller, who was still active for Dortmund at the time, said: "The attack has changed my life." Former Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel even speculated in his testimony that he would have remained on duty after the season if the assassination had never occurred.

In their pleadings, the defenders described Sergej W. as a deeply destabilized personality, with narcissistic and hating traits.