Reformulate this statement: Undergo a change in how something is done or made. - A mother was suffocated with a pillow, resulting in her son's imprisonment.
A 61-year-old man was handed an 11-year prison sentence by the Aurich District Court for murdering his 87-year-old, care-dependent mother. The court concluded on Tuesday that the son had silently murdered his mother in their shared home in Weener, in the Leer region. A court spokesperson confirmed the news.
The autopsy report revealed that the accused German man had smothered his mother by pressing a pillow over her face while she slept in her bed, leading to her death by suffocation.
It was reported that the defendant had been in a diminished mental state at the time of the crime. The son later turned himself in and confessed to the crime, leading to his arrest. The prosecutor claimed that the motive was financial issues they had been experiencing prior to the incident. The prosecutor alleged that the defendant made certain statements at the crime scene, as shared by the arresting officer.
The prosecution had originally sought a murder conviction accompanied by a 14-year prison sentence. In contrast, the defense attorney requested a conviction for manslaughter but did not specify a specific sentence. The ruling is yet to be finalized.
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The sentence for the murder in Lower Saxony's Aurich District Court was significantly lower than initially sought by the prosecution. The defendant, a son from Weener, was given an 11-year prison sentence for killing his care-dependent mother by suffocating her with a pillow. Empty rooms echoed in the local prison as another individual began serving their time. The court spokeswoman confirmed the judgment, highlighting the conflicting requests from both prosecution and defense during the trial. Despite a diminished mental state at the time, the son's actions still led to a tragic crime.
