Woman dies in the bicycle cellar: drugged - nine years in prison
Created: 05/24/2022, 10:17 am
He was accused of drugging and suffocating his victim.
In the trial against a 24-year-old, the verdict has now been pronounced.
Hamburg – A 20-year-old dies in a bicycle cellar in Hamburg – in the trial for her death, the district court sentenced the accused to nine years in prison.
The 24-year-old was guilty of attempted murder by omission and providing narcotics resulting in death, explained the chair of the criminal division, Birgit Woitas, on Monday, May 23, 2022, in her verdict.
It cannot be said with sufficient certainty that the Libyan raped the woman and actively covered her airway.
The young woman died on January 9 or 10, 2021 from asphyxiation in the bicycle cellar of an apartment building where she lived with her parents.
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Dead woman in the bicycle cellar: trial against 24-year-olds in Hamburg
The defendant is seated in the courtroom in the criminal justice building at the beginning of the trial.
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The accused gave her a methadone tablet and an antispasmodic on the evening of January 9th.
After that, they both had sex.
The judge explained that it was not possible to establish without a doubt that this happened against the will of the woman.
After that, the 20-year-old became unconscious and the accused dragged her into the bicycle cellar.
He recognized the danger of methadone, but did not get help in time.
However, it remained unclear when he realized that she would die without help.
At the same time, it is unclear whether the woman could have been saved at that time.
Therefore, the act should be assessed as attempted murder by omission.
Attempted murder by omission – judgment not yet final
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The public prosecutor's office had assumed a murder in tandem with rape and sexual assault.
Like the co-plaintiff, she had demanded life imprisonment.
The defense had pleaded for acquittal.
The verdict is not yet legally binding.
(DPO)
