Regional court - Fatal shooting at Mercedes plant: verdict
Following the fatal shooting of two people at the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, the regional court is set to hand down a verdict against the alleged shooter on Thursday (14:00). The then 53-year-old defendant is alleged to have shot two Turkish compatriots during the early shift in a production hall in May. It is still not entirely clear why the two men had to die, even after the hearing of evidence. The alleged perpetrator and the victims were employed by the same logistics company on the factory premises. The accusation is that he committed a dastardly murder.
In a statement at the start of the trial, the accused said that he had felt bullied and humiliated. As an employee of a haulage company, he had also expected to be threatened with dismissal. The public prosecutor's office is demanding life imprisonment with a finding of particularly serious guilt. Although release after 15 years would then be legally possible, in practice it would be virtually impossible. The defense speaks of a spontaneous act in a state of mental emergency and is not committing itself to a specific sentence.
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Source: www.stern.de
