Court rejects main proceedings in the case of the 100-year-old savings bank customer

It is the next twist in a case that caused a stir far beyond the Dingolfing-Landau district. The focus is on the now 100-year-old savings bank customer Anna B. She accused her long-time customer advisor of stealing 100,000 euros from her as well as valuable gold and silver coins from the bank. The man denies these allegations to this day. However, an internal investigation by the savings bank revealed numerous rule violations and anomalies. The savings bank and the customer advisor then paid the woman 100,000 euros each. The latter, however, without admitting guilt. In addition, Anna B. had to sign a confidentiality agreement.

The Landshut public prosecutor's office opened investigations three times and searched the bank and the accused. Each time, the investigation was stopped - and reopened after complaints from Anna B.'s lawyer, Bernhard Brunner. When the investigation was last resumed in June 2026, the public prosecutor's office said that it had now received a crucial tip from the public. According to the public prosecutor at the time, this made it possible to reassess the previous evidence. The necessary chain of evidence was able to be closed. The district court apparently saw things differently.

The public prosecutor's office would have had a week to appeal against the court's decision. But according to a spokeswoman for the Landshut public prosecutor's office, they came to the conclusion that a complaint would have had no chance of success.

"The refusal to open the main proceedings is a slap in the face for my elderly client and also devastating for me personally. In any case, my trust in the Bavarian justice system has been irretrievably destroyed," says lawyer Brunner. He did not think that in a case like this - despite the indictment and the public prosecutor's affirmation of sufficient suspicion - there would not even be a trial in a constitutional state.