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The defendant at the beginning of the trial at the Würzburg District Court
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A police officer from Lower Franconia cheated his seriously ill landlord for around 54,000 euros before his death.
On Friday, the Würzburg district court sentenced the 42-year-old to three years and three months' imprisonment for serious fraud and drug possession (Az: 811 Js 18233/17).
The officer wants to appeal, as he said shortly after the trial.
According to the verdict, the policeman tricked his landlord into thinking that he had to buy medication and pay bills for him.
The victim, who suffered from severe cancer, trusted him and kept giving him money for months.
A clear hoax, argued the prosecutor.
The patient had made a complaint himself, but died before he could be questioned in court.
At the trial, the police officer admitted that he had obtained 200 grams of marijuana and about 170 grams of hashish, but denied the allegations of fraud.
On the other hand, the presiding judge described exactly which amounts had been handed over, transferred and spent and when.
The defense was not "conclusively understandable" on many points.
Documents and receipts that would have exonerated the accused were missing.
Although the policeman took care of his sick landlord for months, it couldn't be explained why he needed so much money.
There was no doubt about the guilt.
The prosecutor had demanded a total sentence of three years and six months.
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