Mercedes factory - Suspected shooter admits to fatal shooting
Following the fatal shooting of two people at the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, the public prosecutor's office has demanded a life sentence for the alleged shooter. In addition, the district court should determine the particular seriousness of the guilt of the man, who has largely confessed. Although this would legally allow him to be released after 15 years, in practice this is virtually impossible.
According to the prosecution, the man, who was born in 1970, had "deliberately" and "treacherously" shot his two superiors, aged 44 and 45, from a distance of a few dozen centimetres. The victims had "in no way" expected the attack by their coworker, the prosecutor said. "The defendant had been in a spiral of decline for years," he said. The announcement of a possible dismissal by the two later victims "was a beacon for her. He wanted to punish them with death."
The lawyer for the man's relatives also requested life imprisonment and a finding of particular gravity of guilt on behalf of the joint plaintiff.
The defense, on the other hand, spoke of a spontaneous act committed by the man in a state of mental emergency in view of the shots fired at the Mercedes plant. The defendant's lawyer did not specify a concrete sentence.
The alleged perpetrator and the victims were employed by the same logistics company on the factory premises. In a statement, the accused man had said that he had felt bullied and humiliated by his two Turkish compatriots and superiors. As an employee of a haulage company, he had also expected to be dismissed. However, he did not have a residence permit, but only a so-called fictitious certificate because his passport had not been extended. Without a job, he would have had to leave Germany and his family.
The chamber plans to announce a verdict on December 19 (2 p.m.).
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Source: www.stern.de
