Mother who got her revenge by firing seven shots in front of packed courtroom

Marianne Bachmeier (3 June 1950 - 17 September 1996) was a West German woman who shot and killed Klaus Grabowski, a man on trial for the rape and murder of her daughter Anna (14 November 1972 - 5 May 1980), in an act of vigilantism in the District Court of Lübeck in 1981. The case sparked extensive media coverage and public debate. As a result, Bachmeier was convicted of manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm. She was sentenced to six years and released on probation after serving thre

ominous on Instagram: "In March 1981, during a courtroom session in Lubeck, West Germany, Marianne Bachmeier carried out one of the most shocking acts of vigilante justice in modern European legal history. Bachmeier was attending the trial of Klaus Grabowski, the man accused of kidnapping, abusing, and murdering her seven-year-old daughter, Anna. As proceedings were underway, Bachmeier stood up, drew a pistol from her handbag, and fired multiple shots at Grabowski, killing him in the courtroom.