Arrest - Fugitive murderer in Southeastern Europe apprehended
Nine months after his escape from the Justice Facility Bruchsal in Karlsruhe, a convicted murderer was apprehended in Chisinau, the capital city of the southeastern European republic of Moldova, according to the Baden-Württemberg Justice Ministry. The operation in Chisinau was successful. Previously, the "Stuttgarter Nachrichten" and "Stuttgarter Zeitung" had reported on this.
The 44-year-old man had escaped during a monitored exit from the Justice Facility in Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, at a gravel pit lake. His electronic ankle monitor was found shortly afterwards in the city of Germersheim.
The man was serving a life sentence in the Bruchsal prison. He had allegedly caused harm to a 44-year-old person, as per the Karlsruhe Regional Court. At the gravel pit lake, he had met with his wife and children. It was the eighth time he had been accompanied by the Deutsch-Kasachen.
Issues during the exit allowed the man to escape despite being monitored by two employees of the Justice Facility Bruchsal, the Justice Ministry admitted following the incident. Disciplinary measures had been taken against the two Bruchsal Justice Facility employees recently. They are still in service at the Bruchsal Justice Facility according to the Ministry.
- The arrested murderer had previously resided in the Bruchsal prison, which is located in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, close to Baden-Württemberg.
- The arrest in Chisinau was greatly publicized in local German newspapers, including the Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten.
- The man's escape from the Justice Facility in Germersheim was a result of technical issues during his monitored exit, which allowed him to slip away unnoticed.
- The convicted criminal's alleged crime took place in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Karlsruhe, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Karlsruhe Regional Court.
- Following his escape, the man met with his family at a gravel pit lake in Germersheim, which was frequented by the Deutsch-Kasachen group.
- The Ministry of Justice in Baden-Württemberg is currently reviewing the protocols and procedures of the Justice Facility Bruchsal to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
