"He didn't kill anyone": Lilly Becker shocked by punishment for Boris
Created: 05/01/2022 06:18
By: Felix Durach
Boris Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
His wife Lilly and daughter Anna were shocked by the verdict.
London – The sentence for the three-time Wimbledon winner had become apparent and yet the announcement of the sentence on Friday afternoon by the responsible judge in London shocked large parts of the Federal Republic: Boris Becker has to go to prison.
The 54-year-old was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for multiple offenses related to his bankruptcy proceedings.
The former tennis star has to serve at least half of them behind bars before he can be released on parole.
Although Becker still has the opportunity to appeal against the verdict, he has already been taken into custody by the British judiciary.
Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison by Southwark Crown Court in London.
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Boris Becker: wife Lilly Becker shocked by prison sentence
In addition to fans and supporters of the six-time Grand Slam champion, numerous companions of Becker also spoke up after the verdict.
Including Lilly Becker, with whom the 54-year-old has been married since 2009.
Lilly Becker, who has lived separately from Boris Becker since the couple separated in 2018, was surprised by the sharpness of the judgment in an interview with the RTL format "Exclusive Weekend".
"He didn't kill anyone," said the 45-year-old, referring to the sentence.
However, the former tennis star's blended family would continue to have his full support.
"It is important that each person knows that we, Amadeus, Noah, Elias, Barbara, his girlfriend Liliana, we all stand behind Boris," Lilly Becker continued.
Lilly Becker (here recording a TV show in 2017) was shocked by Boris Becker's prison sentence.
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Prison sentence for Boris Becker: daughter Anna Ermakova - "I'm really in shock,
Boris Becker's daughter Anna Ermakova, who came from a short relationship with Angela Ermakova, was visibly shocked by her father's prison sentence.
"I'm really in shock that my father was sentenced to two years and six months," said the 22-year-old to the
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"I helped as best I could.
I have written a letter to the court to express my concern for my little half-brother, Amadeus.
After all, he is only twelve and will now have to do without a father figure, which he will lack in a difficult phase of his development.
It's not fair to him.
It will be tough for Amadeus," Ermakowa continued.
But just like her half-brother's mother, Anna Ermakowa still stands behind Boris Becker and wants to support her father even in his most difficult times.
Among other things, she wants to visit him in prison as often as she can and thus help him get through the time.
After his bankruptcy in 2017, Boris Becker is said to have transferred even larger sums of money and failed to comply with his information obligations in other areas.
The 54-year-old would be found guilty of four out of 24 charges.
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