She is said to have thrown a hammer at her neighbor: A 25-year-old woman dozed off several times in the dock in front of a Hessian district court on Tuesday.
Kassel - "I'm sorry that I scared you so much," said criminal judge Rudolph on Tuesday morning to the young woman in the dock of the Kassel district court. The 25-year-old from Kassel burst into tears after the judge clapped his hands loudly. He wanted to wake up the defendant. The woman had dozed off twice while the charges were being read out.
Defendant falls asleep in the dock several times in Kassel
The first time the defendant's eyes closed, senior public prosecutor Walter asked her if she was awake. She has to be alert to be able to follow the accusation. The woman has to answer on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, property damage and unauthorized removal from the scene of the accident.
It was already apparent that the defendant was not feeling well after she entered the courtroom. She seemed overtired. She told her carer that she would have overslept if the police hadn't shown up at her house. The woman was brought before the court by the police because she had failed to appear at an earlier court date. The woman, who works in retail, was unable to tell the magistrate why she had missed this appointment.
“Is this really bad now?”: Judge has to postpone the hearing
She was sorry that she fell asleep. “Today is not my day. “Is this really bad?” she wanted to know from the judge. He had no choice but to end the trial because the woman was not competent to stand trial.
Now there will be a third appointment in October, at 10:15 a.m. so that the defendant doesn't oversleep. If she doesn't show up, he will have the police pick her up at home, the judge announced. Then all five witnesses have to appear again and an interpreter who is supposed to translate for one witness. Yesterday they came for free.
(A 21-year-old wrong-way driver was charged with attempted murder in Kassel. In court she said she didn't remember anything.
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Woman is said to have thrown hammer at neighbors and caused accident
In October it will then be discussed why the defendant got into an argument with a neighbor in September 2022. According to the prosecution, she then threw a hammer at the man. He is said to have injured his forearm. The woman, who is under probation, is also accused of crossing Untere Königsstraße in March 2023 while completely drunk (at least 2.6 per mille) without paying attention to the traffic. She almost ran into a car. The driver had to slam on the brakes, which resulted in a collision with another vehicle. The defendant is said to have then fled the scene of the accident. She is also said to have kicked a police officer in May 2023.
At the next hearing, it will also be discussed whether the 25-year-old must be placed in a rehabilitation center under Section 64 of the Criminal Code. Yesterday she assured the judge that her fatigue was not due to alcohol consumption. “I don’t drink that much anymore. Only on weekends.” (Ulrike Pflüger-Scherb)