Jérôme Boateng's ex-partner Kasia Lenhardt committed suicide on February 9, 2021. The German justice system initially sentenced Boateng to a fine of 1.2 million euros in 2022.
This Friday, the German newspaper Der Spiegel brought new elements to the case, starting with the testimony of the mother of the 2014 world champion. “My son has been abusing women mentally and physically for years,” the mother said in an email sent to a lawyer. The mother retracted her comments this Saturday in Bild, revoking her statement.