Six years in prison for fatal knife attack in Krefeld

Manslaughter - Six years in prison for fatal knife attack in Krefeld

A homeless man has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing a 44-year-old man in Krefeld with numerous stab wounds. The Krefeld district court found the 23-year-old guilty of manslaughter. Both men had initially consumed drugs together. Then it came to the bloody deed.

The 44-year-old had touched him with sexual intent, the Dutchman had testified. He had been physically abused and sexually abused as a child by both his biological father and his stepfather. "I don't like closeness."

He testified that he could not remember the crime itself. The accused's hands were cut when he was arrested. A psychiatric expert had classified him as diminished culpability due to a drug-induced psychosis.

The 23-year-old had stabbed the 44-year-old with a knife, "particularly to his eyes and head", as the presiding judge had noted. After the crime, he is said to have covered the victim's face with a towel.

When he was arrested, the 23-year-old is said to have told the officers that he had finally found his father and that it had clicked. The public prosecutor had demanded nine years and eight months in prison for the accused. His defense lawyer had requested four years. The verdict is not final.

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1. Following the knife attack, the authorities initiated the arrest and processing of the 23-year-old suspect in North Rhine-Westphalia's Krefeld.
2. The criminal proceedings for manslaughter in this case have been extensive and complex, involving numerous testimony sessions and processes.
3. Many advocacy groups are expressing concerns about the rising trend of drug-related knife attacks and criminality among young men in cities like Krefeld.
4. In another incident in a different town, a man was arrested and charged with manslaughter after a knife thrust resulted in fatal injuries.
5. During the trial, the accused's lawyer argued that his client's diminished culpability should be considered due to his history of drug-induced psychosis and experiences of sexual and physical abuse.

Source: www.stern.de