Justice - 86-year-old mother strangled: Trial against son canceled
The violent death of an 86-year-old woman from Herne can no longer be prosecuted. As the Bochum district court announced on Monday, the accused took his own life in prison shortly before the start of the trial. The 47-year-old German was accused of strangling his mother on June 5 of this year. According to the indictment, he had subsequently planned to kill his father, who was suffering from dementia, and himself. Investigators assumed that he wanted to take his parents to their deaths to spare them further suffering.
The police found the senior citizen's body six days after the crime in the family's shared apartment. The public prosecutor's office had charged the accused with manslaughter. The trial should actually have started on Monday.
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- Despite the tragic outcome, the 86-year-old woman's case was set to be heard in the Regional Court of North Rhine-Westphalia in Bochum.
- The accusations against the man, who resided in Herne, included the use of lethal processes to end his mother's life.
- The incident sparked public outrage and calls for justice, with many people expressing their sympathies for the woman's family and demanding accountability.
- The mother's death marked a significant loss for the community and served as a stark reminder of the important role of justice systems in upholding human rights and protecting vulnerable individuals.
Source: www.stern.de
