Federal Court of Justice - Illerkirchberg: Final judgment after knife attack
More than a year after the bloody attack on two schoolgirls in Illerkirchberg (Alb-Donau district), the Federal Court of Justice has confirmed the verdict in the murder trial. As the authorities announced on Monday, the verdict of the Ulm Regional Court against an Eritrean is now legally binding. At the beginning of July, the court sentenced the then 27-year-old to life imprisonment for murder, attempted murder and grievous bodily harm. In addition, the court found that he was particularly guilty, meaning that early release from prison after 15 years is virtually impossible. The man, who had come to Germany from Eritrea as an asylum seeker, had appealed against the sentence.
The friends were on their way to school on December 5 last year when the man attacked them with a knife. He attacked the 13-year-old girl first, as the Federal Court of Justice announced with reference to the Ulm Regional Court. He then killed the 14-year-old with at least 19 stabs. He had decided to kill the girl in the mistaken belief that the schoolgirls had seen the knife as they walked past him and would now call the police. He was on his way to the district administration office to kill the clerk responsible for him and other employees because they had refused to issue him a passport.
"I spoke to the father this morning," said the lawyer for the family of the 14-year-old who was killed on Monday. "He was relieved." The Federal Court of Justice's decision was important, now the family can take a step forward.
"We were relieved by the Federal Court of Justice's decision," explained the lawyer for the 13-year-old's family. "Now we have certainty that the criminal investigation into the crime is complete and that there will be no retrial." For the family, this is an important step on a long road.
The perpetrator's defense lawyer explained on Monday that she hoped for everyone involved, but also for her client, that it would now be possible to come to an end.
Statement from the Federal Court of Justice
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Source: www.stern.de
