Crime - Mother of three killed - life imprisonment for defendant
On Monday, the Aachen Regional Court sentenced a 37-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife. The 28-year-old died in the parking lot of a DIY store after being stabbed 20 times in front of several witnesses. The woman had left her husband, who came from Kosovo, and moved into a women's shelter with their three children. The accused had confessed to the crime in a short statement at the beginning of the trial, but also said that he no longer remembered the details.
The separated couple had arranged to meet in Aachen on May 20 in the parking lot opposite the police headquarters to hand over a daughter. However, the man did not bring the child with him, but attacked the 28-year-old with a butcher's knife. Six of the stabs were fatal, according to the court. Some of the bones had been severed by the force. According to the court, the defendant then drove slowly past the dying woman and filmed her with his cell phone. The cell phone and the murder weapon were never found. A few hours later, he turned himself in.
The 28-year-old, who had trained with a doctor, had wanted to lead a life of her own choosing, explained the presiding judge. But the defendant, who had no criminal record, had been jealous and had exercised "unbearable control" over the woman with a German and Kosovar passport. He was desperate, "coupled with boundless rage that she had dared to evade his grasp". He had made the decision to kill the 28-year-old if he did not succeed in changing her mind.
The court found that the murder criteria of malice aforethought and base motives were fulfilled. It also established the particular gravity of the guilt. Although this legally permits release from prison after 15 years, in practice it is virtually impossible. The verdict is not final.
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- The 28-year-old woman, a resident of North Rhine-Westphalia with both German and Kosovar citizenship, had sought refuge in a women's shelter in Aachen after leaving her husband with their three children.
- The murder trials for this heinous crime will undergo subsequent proceedings at the Aachen Regional Court in Germany, echoing concerns about rising criminality in society.
- Despite living in Germany, the defendant, originally from Kosovo, maintained an unhealthy obsession with controlling his wife, which ultimately led to a course of events that resulted in her tragic demise in Aachen.
- Consequences of the woman's decision to prioritize her self-determination and move away from her controlling husband in Aachen had dire consequences, as evidenced by the verdict handed out by the Regional Court.
- As the accused remains imprisoned for life, family members and friends in Kosovo are left grappling with the complex emotional processes brought upon by this senseless murder that took place in Aachen.
Source: www.stern.de
