Process - Flatmates allegedly tortured roommate
Two men and two women allegedly beat, tortured and humiliated a flatmate for weeks. She died in hospital - according to the investigation, from the serious injuries inflicted. On Tuesday (9.30 a.m.), a trial for joint assault resulting in death begins at Cologne District Court - against four defendants aged between 28 and 34.
According to the indictment, the alleged perpetrators and the victim lived in a shared flat. After the woman separated from her partner, he allegedly beat and kicked her. The other flatmates are said to have taken part in the assaults. The victim is also said to have been harassed and humiliated. The woman is said to have had to beg for food and toilet visits. She was also allegedly punished if she did not follow instructions, the indictment states.
The woman was tortured for weeks from the end of April 2020. She was found during a police operation and taken to hospital. She died there in July 2020 from acute kidney failure, which is said to have been the result of the severe injuries she had previously suffered.
Twelve trial days have been scheduled for the trial until January 2024.
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- The tragic incident occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia, a large state in Germany, where the trial for the alleged crime will take place at the Cologne Regional Court.
- The four defendants, all aged between 28 and 34, are being charged with crimes committed in a shared flat, including bodily injury, humiliation, and assault resulting in death of a woman who was once a flatmate.
- Following her separation from her partner, the victim, a woman, was subjected to weeks of brutal processes, such as beatings, kicks, harassment, and humiliation at the hands of her male and female flatmates in Cologne.
- The Cologne Regional Court case has drawn attention to the increasing concerns of criminality in Germany, with reports of a woman's severe bodily injuries leading to her eventual death in July 2020.
- It is a disturbing reminder that such violent processes continue to plague society, leaving a trail of pain and suffering for families and friends of victims, including women in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: www.stern.de
