A MOTHERS JUSTICE

Vigilantism in the Courtroom (a true story)

On March 6, 1981, the third day of the trial against Grabowski, who was accused of murdering her daughter Anna, Marianne Bachmeier smuggled a Beretta pistol into the courtroom of the Lübeck Regional Court. She aimed the gun at Grabowski’s back and fired a total of eight times. Six of the shots were fatal, killing the 35-year-old Grabowski instantly. Bachmeier then allowed himself to be arrested without resistance.