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So far, investigators have searched in vain for a body.
The trial against two men begins in April (archive photo).
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No body has been found yet, but the trial will begin soon.
From April, a man and his business partner will have to stand trial.
Nuremberg - The trial for the alleged murder of a pregnant woman from Nuremberg begins on April 9th.
The Nuremberg-Fürth regional court has admitted the prosecution's charges against two accused to the main hearing, a court spokeswoman announced on Thursday.
Trial dates are scheduled until July.
The Nürnberger Nachrichten
had previously
reported on it.
Heavily pregnant woman from Nuremberg allegedly killed: trial begins in April
The 39-year-old disappeared on December 9, 2022 - her body has not been found to this day.
Nevertheless, in January, prosecutors charged the woman's former partner and his business colleague with murder and hostage-taking.
The investigating authorities are convinced that the men overpowered, kidnapped and killed the woman, who was pregnant at the time.
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Pregnant woman (39) missing: Suspects do not comment
The 50-year-old man from Bosnia-Herzegovina and his 48-year-old German business partner have not yet commented on the allegations.
The prosecution sees a dispute, including over a large sum of money, as the motive.
The defendants have been in custody since September 2023.
Since the woman's body has not yet been found and the accused have not commented, the public prosecutor's office is relying on a large number of witnesses for the trial.
The prosecution plans to bring more than 100 witnesses to court, and ten experts will take part in the trial.
(came/dpa)
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