Local court rules - Nursing Student Sees Deadly Attack with 22 Stitches: Murder Trial Concludes
Stuttgart Regional Court is set to deliver its verdict today (12:00 PM) in a suspected murder case involving a former caregiver student. The accused is believed to have stabbed his ex-girlfriend multiple times, thinking she could be pregnant and therefore responsible for child support payments. However, it was later discovered that the 32-year-old victim had already undergone an abortion.
The 40-year-old German-Polish man is charged with stabbing the woman at least 22 times, resulting in her death. His legal team claims that his ex-girlfriend snatched a kitchen knife during an argument, prompting the accused to take the weapon away from her. Losing his temper, the man fatally wounded the woman, his defense states.
The prosecution is seeking a life sentence for the man on charges of murder. On the other hand, his defense attorney is demanding a meticulous investigation to determine the presence of a murder motive. Violent crimes against women, like this one, are often called "femicide." This term refers to the killing of women due to their gender - women being killed because they are women. Femicide's most common form involves partners or ex-partners killing their female victims.
