Attempted murder of baby father from herring in court

Attempted murder in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg: Before the Fulda jury, the trial of a father is continued, who is accused of attempted murder of his baby.

• Trial at the Fulda jury
• Father from Hersfeld-Rotenburg district charged with attempted murder of his baby
• The infant had burns and hypothermia

Heringen - The badly abused baby in Heringen ( Hersfeld-Rotenburg district ) would have had to live only a few hours without the intervention of the doctors. That was now clear before the Fulda jury . There the 33-year-old father of the infant has to answer for attempted murder by omission.

Attempted murder in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg: scalding and hypothermia

However: The scalding on the face, which the three-month-old son was allegedly caused by a mishap while showering in the early morning of September 18, 2015, was by far not as life-threatening as the treating doctors in the Bad Hersfeld Clinic and the Kassel Children's Hospital the hypothermia of the child, who had a body temperature of only 29.7 degrees at noon when the ambulance arrived.

The cause of this cooling down is puzzling so far. A doctor heard that the defendant's mother wanted to alleviate the child's burns with cold water. The witness no longer knew where this information came from. The herring's mother, who had been taking care of the baby temporarily, had been questioned in court last week. Hypothermia was not an issue.

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Attempted murder in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district: father's questionable statement

However, the father's statements to the police were also questioned by doctors and paramedics: a misdirected jet with the maximum 69 degrees hot water from the shower would not only have wetted the child's face, but would also have run down his body and left traces there leave. 

However, scalds with a clear demarcation were found, which indicate that the head is immersed in the hot water.

Contrary to an initial estimate that about ten percent of the baby's body surface had been injured in this way, this was subsequently corrected to five percent: The scalding is therefore no longer the cause of hypothermia.

Attempted murder in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg: amphetamine and broken ribs

A motive for the child's mistreatment, in which two broken ribs and amphetamine in the urine several days earlier was also unclear. The father was probably hopelessly overwhelmed with the care of the baby. The mother of the same age had been unable to take care of her child because of postpartum depression. Today the boy, who is marked by a scar on his face, lives in a foster family.

Attempted murder in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg: allegation of ill-treatment

Prosecutor Natalia Fuchs accuses 33-year-old Heringer of ill-treatment of those under protection, dangerous bodily harm and a violation of the Narcotics Act. Because the father failed to get help for the injured baby, he is also accused of attempted murder. The trial before the jury will continue next week. (ks)

Murder of baby in the region

In 2004, employees at the construction yard in Uslar (Northeim district) found a baby who had been killed. The investigation continued even after 15 years.