Twenty-one-year-old receives eleven-year sentence for murdering former partner in Hanover.
A man confessed in court to having knifed his ex-girlfriend during a heated disagreement at her residence. However, he maintained that he didn't mean to end her life. The court spokesperson contradicted him, noting the multiple stab wounds found in her neck, back, and abdomen, implying a deadly intent.
The prosecutors called for 12.5 years in prison, while the defense pleaded for 3 years. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, managed to leave her apartment before perishing on the street from her critical injuries. Bystanders administered first aid until help arrived. The assailant, suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds, was discovered in his home shortly thereafter. He had attempted suicide.
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The crime took place in Hanover, the city where the 21-year-old defendant resided with his ex-girlfriend. The regional court handed him an eleven-year imprisonment for the knife thrust that led to his former partner's killing. Despite his claims of regret, the prosecution argued that the repeated thrusts to her neck, back, and abdomen indicated a deliberate intention to end her life. During his trial, he admitted to the incident and turning the knife on himself afterward, resulting in his own detention.
