Crime - Suspected homicide in a forensic facility
A 20-year-old patient at a forensic facility in Cologne is alleged to have strangled a 40-year-old man who was also being held there. There are concrete indications that he may have committed the crime in a state of at least diminished capacity, the public prosecutor's office and police announced on Monday. Employees had found the 40-year-old lifeless in his room on Saturday evening.
According to the investigators, the two men were in prison for criminal offenses. According to a spokesperson for the Cologne public prosecutor's office, the 20-year-old alleged perpetrator was charged with aggravated robbery, which he had committed in a state of diminished culpability. He will now be transferred to another facility.
A homicide squad is investigating. Even in cases where perpetrators are found to be incapacitated or have diminished capacity, a verdict can be reached at trial. In such cases, a judge can order permanent placement in a psychiatric facility.
Information from the police and public prosecutor's office
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- The homicide in the forensic facility in Cologne is under investigation by the police, as the 20-year-old patient is suspected of having strangled a fellow resident in a state of diminished capacity.
- The public prosecutor's office and police in North Rhine-Westphalia are investigating the homicide case in Cologne, with the alleged perpetrator having a prior charge of aggravated robbery with diminished culpability.
- In the Cologne homicide case, the 20-year-old suspect will be transferred to another facility after being charged by the public prosecutor's office, despite his earlier state of diminished capacity.
- Even if a perpetrator is found to be incapacitated or have diminished capacity, as in the Cologne homicide case, they can still face trial, with a judge potentially ordering permanent placement in a psychiatric facility.
Source: www.stern.de
