Process - Six years in prison after fatal drive
In the trial for a fatal car accident in the Esslingen district, the 34-year-old defendant has been sentenced to six years in prison. This was the conclusion of an event that had been caused by "many unfortunate moments", said the judge on Thursday at the sentencing at Stuttgart District Court. The public prosecutor had previously demanded seven years in prison, the defense three and a half years in prison for what they saw as a less serious case of manslaughter.
Hollywood-like scenes took place in Reichenbach an der Fils at the end of May in connection with the crime: The 34-year-old woman had driven off in her car in fear after an argument - with her partner on the hood. Whether he jumped onto the car himself remained unclear until the end. The woman drove almost two kilometers with him through the town. The 32-year-old finally fell under the car on the country road and died from his serious injuries.
Although she had not intended for her partner to die, she did not care at that moment, the judge concluded. The defendant had a fear reaction, but not a "headless panic reaction". She would have had "x alternatives for action" on the long drive, during which her partner had called for help on the hood. However, the defendant had not braked and had instead driven up to 70 kilometers per hour in some cases, thereby accepting the death of her partner. The woman did not use the vehicle as a vehicle, but "perverted it as a tool" - and did not even have a driving license.
The accused and her partner had been in a toxic relationship from which neither of them had been able to free themselves, the judge said. The 34-year-old had admitted to the crime and apologized to the victim's relatives during the trial. "You have to be able to deal with death," said the judge. "We will never be able to take that away from them."
The defendant said that she would accept the verdict and waive her right to appeal - as did the other parties involved in the proceedings.
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- The 34-year-old defendant's partner, from Reichenbach an der Fils, tragically lost his life during a car journey, following an argument between them in Esslingen.
- The Stuttgart Regional Court, located in Baden-Württemberg, presided over the proceedings related to the fatal incident, sentenceing the defendant to six years in prison.
- The public prosecutor's office in Stuttgart sought a seven-year sentence, while the defense argued for three and a half years, given the defendant's perception of the crime as manslaughter.
- During the trial, it was revealed that the woman had driven her car at high speeds, up to 70 km/h, despite her partner's pleas for help, effectively accepting his death.
- The public prosecutor highlighted the defendant's continued reckless driving, which included not braking and disregarding multiple opportunities to prevent further harm, as evidence of her acceptance of criminality.
- The Baden-Württemberg authorities will now proceed with the appropriate processes to implement the court's six-year prison sentence, marking a closure to the high-profile case.
- The woman's driving behavior during that fateful car journey had become a tool for committing a crime, completely disregarding her partner's life and her responsibility as a driver.
Source: www.stern.de
