Court ruling - Bloody custody dispute: over ten years in prison
A 34-year-old man from Herten has been sentenced in Bochum to ten years and three months in prison for attempted manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. The accused allegedly stabbed his ex-wife in the street in Herten (Recklinghausen district) in January and critically injured her. A long scar on her neck will mark the woman for the rest of her life.
According to Wednesday's verdict, the background to the crime is said to have been a dispute over custody of their five-year-old son. The accused had wanted to take the child. However, he left the boy behind when he later fled. The verdict is not yet final.
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- The court in North Rhine-Westphalia issued a court judgment of ten years and three months in prison for a man from Herten, following his attempt to cause bodily injury to his ex-wife in a custody dispute over their five-year-old son.
- The woman, who was seriously injured in the incident, will carry a scar on her neck as a constant reminder of the controversial custody case.
- In the ongoing legal processes related to the case, several judgments have been handed down, including the recent one in Bochum.
- The accused, a resident of Herten in the Recklinghausen district, had allegedly tried to take the child during the dispute, but left him behind when he fled, complicating the already contentious child custody issue.
Source: www.stern.de
