Interest accrual start date for pain and suffering damages awarded in criminal adhesion proceedings

The Federal Court of Justice (Second Criminal Senate) rejected the defendant's appeal against the Cologne Regional Court's judgment of May 30, 2018, upholding the conviction while ordering that interest on the damages awarded to the co-plaintiff accrue from May 31, 2018. The defendant was found to bear the costs of the appeal, the special costs resulting from the adhesion claim, and the necessary expenses incurred by the auxiliary and adhesion plaintiffs during the appellate proceedings. The appeal was dismissed because the review found no legal error to the defendant's detriment, specifically aligning the start date of interest payments for the pain and suffering compensation with established procedural standards.