A man is charged with attempted murder before the Nuremberg-Fürth regional court.
He is said to have planned to kill his wife with a poisoned cinnamon bun.
Nuremberg - A 39-year-old has been standing before the Regional Court of Nuremberg * -Fürth * since Thursday (June 10).
The prosecution's allegation: attempted murder, because he is said to have planned to kill his wife with a cinnamon roll prepared with sleeping pills.
However, the defendant denies this intention.
However, he only wanted to “incapacitate” the woman who was separated from him for a short time, said the defendant with tears.
In no case did he intend to kill anyone.
Start of the trial before the Nuremberg-Fürth regional court: man charged with attempted murder
The background is a separation dispute in which the couple's little son was the focus.
The defendant tried to extend his contact time with the child by giving the woman the sleeping pill with the help of a homemade cinnamon roll, he argued.
He took the sleeping pill himself several times but had not noticed any negative effects.
Attempted murder trial: victim was hospitalized for several days
The wife got away with her life after being bitten into the prepared cinnamon roll in November of last year, but spent several days in hospital for treatment.
She suffered from speech disorders, paralysis and confusion, according to the prosecution's indictment.
The wife's mother was hit even worse when she ate the remaining cinnamon bun two days later.
She had to be intubated and artificially ventilated in the intensive care unit.
The two victims, who also appear as co-plaintiffs, were due to testify in the afternoon on the witness stand.
The process is scheduled to last eight days.
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