Defamation murder trial postponed to August 16

Created: 2022-08-02 02:01

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The trial for the joint murder of a man in Neubrandenburg, which was originally scheduled to begin today (Tuesday, August 2nd), has been postponed at short notice.

There was a sudden case of illness among those involved in the process, said a spokeswoman for the Neubrandenburg district court on Monday.

Neubrandenburg - The trial against a 19-year-old Iranian and a 16-year-old suspect from Afghanistan is now scheduled to begin on August 16.

Both are accused of arguing and then killing a 30-year-old from Afghanistan on a walk in Neubrandenburg on February 7.

According to the public prosecutor's office, the reason for the attack was that the 30-year-old insulted a friend of the 19-year-old as a "slut".

The man was killed because of a violation of honor for base motives, the act should be considered a joint murder.

The accused are said to have hit the 30-year-old with a log, among other things, and kicked and hit him when he was already on the ground, as witnesses observed.

Passers-by intervened and called for help.

The alleged perpetrators fled, were caught in the vicinity a short time later and were taken into custody.

The victim had severe head injuries and died in a clinic on February 18, despite prompt medical help.

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