Homicide - 26-year-old killed in bunker: trial to be retried
The trial against a 31-year-old man who killed his ex-girlfriend in a bunker near Oranienburg is to be retried today at the regional court in Neuruppin. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had overturned the verdict of the district court for manslaughter and sentenced him to twelve and a half years in prison. The reason given by the BGH was a legally incorrect assessment of the evidence. According to this, "weighty circumstantial evidence" had not been taken into account which could indicate that murder could have been committed instead of manslaughter. For this to be the case, a murder criterion such as malice must be fulfilled.
According to last year's ruling by the Neuruppin Regional Court, the man from Oranienburg stabbed the then 26-year-old woman to death in the bunker in a forest near Oranienburg on July 15, 2021. He himself had told an expert witness that he had been in the bunker with his ex-girlfriend, but then had a "movie break" and subsequently found himself in front of the bunker with blood on his hands. The 26-year-old had been reported missing by family members a few days earlier. According to police investigations, the young woman had gone to the bunker voluntarily.
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The retrial of the homicide case, where a 31-year-old man was originally sentenced for manslaughter by the district court for killing his ex-girlfriend in a bunker near Oranienburg, will take place today at the Regional Court in Brandenburg's city, Neuruppin. This decision was influenced by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which overturned the initial verdict due to an incorrect assessment of evidence. Specifically, the BGH highlighted that "weighty circumstantial evidence" was overlooked, potentially suggesting that the act was homicide instead of manslaughter.
The 26-year-old woman, a resident of Neuruppin, was reported missing by her family several days prior to her death. Investigations revealed that she had voluntarily gone to the bunker with her former partner, located in a forest near Oranienburg. Unexpected events led to the man discovering himself with blood on his hands near the entrance of the bunker.
The defendant, residing in Oranienburg, testified to an expert witness that he spent time in the bunker with his ex-girlfriend before taking a break to watch a movie. The subsequent discovery of the woman's body outside the bunker resulted in the investigation into hers and the man's criminal history. The exact circumstances surrounding the woman's death remain under scrutiny as the retrial commences.
Source: www.stern.de
