Verdict - Attempted murder: long prison sentence for 41-year-old man
One year after a serious knife attack on an acquaintance, the Rostock District Court sentenced the 41-year-old attacker to twelve years in prison on Thursday. As a court spokesman announced in the evening, the criminal court, after taking extensive evidence, considered it proven that the accused, who lives in Rostock, was guilty of attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.
With conditional intent to kill and in an insidious manner, he had attempted to kill his acquaintance by stabbing him in the back over a relationship dispute. The verdict is not yet final.
According to the court, the crime took place on December 30, 2022. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries to his chest and lost a lot of blood. His life could only be saved with emergency surgery.
According to the court spokesperson, the criminal division took into account the "alarming disproportion between the alleged cause and the actual execution of the crime" when assessing the sentence. However, the spokesperson did not provide any further details on the reason for the escalating dispute.
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- The 41-year-old's imprisonment for attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm was handed down by the Regional Court of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, specifically its criminal chamber, located in Rostock.
- The alleged motive for the knife attack was a contentious relationship dispute, leading to the 41-year-old facing judgments for attempted murder and causing serious bodily injury.
- If the final verdict upholds the initial ruling, the 41-year-old man will serve a twelve-year sentence in prison, having attacked his acquaintance with a knife in Rostock on December 30, 2022.
- This particular case, discussed in the criminal chamber, emphasizes the disconnect between the minor alleged cause and the severe consequences, with the defendant's actions resulting in life-threatening injuries for the victim.
- The Regional Court of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's criminal division will preside over a subsequent trial involving a man accused of attempting to kill his cousin with a knife in a different incident, similar to the Rostock case.
Source: www.stern.de
