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A 15-year-old died as a result of a fight after a soccer tournament.
The defendant was convicted.
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A blow to the cheek was enough for a 15-year-old to collapse.
Shortly afterwards he was dead. The defendant received a suspended sentence in court.
Frankfurt – The Germany Cup in Frankfurt became the scene of a fatal brawl in 2023.
Players from a German and a French team were involved.
A 15-year-old Berliner died.
The 17-year-old defendant was sentenced to a suspended sentence on Thursday (March 7).
The verdict is not yet legally binding.
“Suspended on probation”: 15-year-old dies after fight – defendant at large
The court found the teenager guilty of intentional bodily harm and bodily harm resulting in death.
“For this reason, a standard juvenile sentence of two years will be imposed against him, the execution of which will be suspended,” the court said.
The judges saw it as proven that the teenager had injured a 15-year-old so badly last May that he died of his brain injuries.
The player denied intentional injury.
The verdict means he can now be released again.
He had previously been in custody for ten months.
“It was a very complicated criminal case and I am pleased that the trial was fair and my client is now free.”
The defendant's lawyer told the German Press Agency
According to the court, the public prosecutor's office had pleaded for two years and three months in juvenile detention without parole in the trial surrounding the fatal altercation.
The 17-year-old's two defense attorneys demanded suspended sentences of one year and nine months respectively.
The family and defense had hoped for an acquittal shortly before the verdict.
Fatal brawl in Frankfurt at the football field - teams fight, player (15) collapses
On Whit Monday (May 28, 2023) there was a fight between the players of a German and a French team.
According to the prosecution, the then 16-year-old defendant is said to have hit the 15-year-old Berliner in the cheek or neck.
The teenager then collapsed.
According to police reports, he suffered “serious, life-threatening head injuries.”
The doctors confirmed brain injuries.
Three days after the incident, the teenager was declared brain dead.
The trial took place completely behind closed doors.
According to the law, this is always the case if the proceedings are directed exclusively against a young person, as the focus in juvenile proceedings is on the idea of education.
(mbr with dpa/AFP)