Processes - Murder instead of suicide? Verdict expected in trial
After a first acquittal for lack of evidence, the second verdict against a husband in a reopened murder trial is expected on Wednesday (2 p.m.). His wife's death had long been treated as a suicide. However, after doubts arose about this, the public prosecutor finally brought murder charges against the husband - who was finally acquitted by the Munich I Regional Court in February 2022 after a circumstantial trial. However, the Federal Court of Justice overturned this acquittal in December.
As a result, the case has now been retried. The public prosecutor's office assumes that the man killed his wife, to whom he had been married for 17 years and had five children together, "driven by jealousy" after the separation initiated by her.
According to the widower, however, the couple had had consensual sex games with a gun. His wife had been suicidal, which is why he had wanted to take the gun out of her hand that evening in 2015. A shot was then fired during the scuffle, he said in court.
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- Despite initially being acquitted for his wife's suicide, the husband's acquittal was overturned by the Federal Court of Justice in December, leading to a retrial in Munich.
- The public prosecutor's office in Bavaria believes that the husband's actions led to his wife's death, driven by jealousy after their separation and her initiation of it.
- The husband alleged in court that they had consensual sex games involving a gun, and he attempted to remove the gun from his wife's hand that fateful evening in 2015 to prevent her suicide.
- However, the public prosecutor strongly disputes the husband's claim, arguing that the shooting was not an accident, but rather an act of intentional murder.
- If found guilty of murder, the husband's sentence could be severe, given the gravity of the crime and its impact on his family and loved ones.
- The upcoming verdict in the Munich murder trial has stirred public interest, with many following the case closely and expressing their opinions on social media and news outlets across Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
