German court reopens Love Parade trial
The ten people indicted over the deaths of 21 people at Love Parade 2010 will stand trial after all as a result of a decision by a Dusseldorf court of appeals
News By IQ | 25 April 2017
An appeals court has said the ten people charged with 21 deaths at the 2010 Love Parade festival must stand trial, overturning last April’s controversial ruling by a Bremen state court to the contrary.
More than 500 people were also injured on 24 July 2010 in a deadly crush in a tunnel that served as the sole entrance to the now-defunct dance music festival, promoted by Berlin-based Lopavent. Over a million people were reported to have attended, despite the venue – a former goods yard in Duisburg – having a…
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