Rocker process in Hamburg: Mother and daughter condemned for murder complicity

Rocker process in Hamburg: Mother and daughter condemned for murder complicity

In a spectacular and sensational process, the Hamburg district court sentenced two women to an attempted murder for help. The judgments were announced on July 14, 2025 and skill lighted the dark world of rocker crime in northern Germany.

The two accused, a 57-year-old mother and her 37-year-old daughter, were sentenced to two years or one year in prison. Both women also have to pay at least 250,000 euros to the victim. The presiding judge made it clear that the two were not present on the day of the attack, which was committed to a boss of the "Hells Angels" in St. Pauli on the night of August 27, 2018. A third accused, the mother's 36-year-old daughter, was acquitted because stressful evidence was not detectable in a phone call. However, the judgment is not yet final.

background of the crime

What exactly did it happen that night? A car had held next to the Bentley of the Hells Angels boss, and an passenger opened the fire. The shots violated the victim so badly that it has been paraplegic since then. The client of the attack, which is in the hierarchy of the rocker group "Mongols", was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2020. The shooter, the client's father, and his girlfriend at the time, also received high punishments.

rocker crime is a serious topic that has increased in Germany. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, rocker groups are often involved in criminal cash such as drug trafficking, extortion and violence. The aggressiveness between the various clubs, especially between the Mongols and the Hells Angels, shows how deeply the hostility is. Such violent conflicts can lead to serious crimes and burden social life. Personal conflicts often result in brutal violence, which is held with firearms or other dangerous equipment. These scenarios throw a dark light on the abysses of the rocker world, which is characterized by strict internal rules, a high loyalty among members and an almost complete dislike of cooperation with the authorities. The BKA therefore continuously conducts investigations against such groups.

a process with an uncertain end

The process itself began in April 2024 and grew up the public interest. While the public prosecutor demanded more than five years in prison for the mother and for the daughter around three years, the defense advocated acquittal for both. The judgments show that the judiciary is also ready to set clear signs in the world of rockers, even if the defendants were not directly at the scene at the moment.

How everything will develop remains to be seen. One thing is certain: the shadows of rocker crime throw a long shadow on the cities and municipalities, and the population can only hope that such acts of violence will fail in the future.

For more information for this exciting case, you can report the reporting of ndr and t-online . If you want to take a closer look at the structure and activities of rocker groups, a visit to the page of Bundeskriminalamts recommended.