Note found in car reveals attacker's final wish for estate
In the car of the man who drove into the crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, a note was found that contained the attacker’s last will. He anticipated that he would die and wanted to assign his estate.
The perpetrator of the attack in Magdeburg anticipated that he would be killed during his desperate act at the Christmas market. When he drove into the crowd of adults and children, he had his last will written in the car.
He decided that his estate should be transferred to the German Red Cross. Police found the note with this instruction in the car rented by him.
The attacker's will: he designated one organization to inherit his estate
Taleb A., a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian who committed the attack on December 20, rented the car that helped him commit this crime on December 11. He killed five people and injured over 200.
As reported by "Der Spiegel," on Tuesday, investigators announced the discovery of the perpetrator's will. Taleb A. specified that his estate should go to the German Red Cross.
The criminal's letter contained no political message, it explained nothing, nor did it shed light on the reasons for the act. However, it is known that there were certain signals that were not taken seriously by the authorities.
The day after renting the car, Taleb A. gave an interview to an Islamophobic American blog. He expressed admiration for Elon Musk, disappointment with Germany, and supported the right-wing party Alternative for Germany.
Taleb A. arrived in Germany in 2006 from Saudi Arabia. He worked as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Bernburg, about 40 kilometres south of Magdeburg.
The man from Saudi Arabia was raised in Islam but abandoned the religion and became its critic. He was a very active user on the social media platform X, describing himself as a former Muslim and Saudi dissident. He had about 47,000 followers online.
