Munich Regional Court I - Unusual plea in murder trial over slain wife
In the retrial of a husband accused of murder, the defense made an unusual plea. His lawyer told the Munich I Regional Court on Friday that "the defendant is not so intelligent as to shoot his wife and then make up this story in a very short space of time." The fact that he had described the evening of the crime in the same way nine times over the past eight years also spoke in favor of the 64-year-old.
The prosecution, on the other hand, portrayed the accused as a brutal and violent person - the crime was not alien to his personality and should be punished with a life sentence. The prosecution assumes that the man killed his wife "driven by jealousy". On the other hand, the Bosnian said that his wife had suicidal thoughts. That evening, he had wanted to take a gun out of his wife's hand during a scuffle when a shot rang out.
The wife's death in 2015 had long been treated as a suicide. When it came to trial after all, the accused was acquitted despite the chamber's doubts. However, the Federal Court of Justice overturned this decision in December.
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- The defense encountered criticism for their plea in the criminality case, which took place in the Munich Regional Court I, as they claimed their client's low intelligence could not have led him to commit the murder and fabricate a story.
- The wife's death in 2015 had initially been classified as a suicide, but the case was reopened and moved to the Upper Bavaria region, specifically the Munich Regional Court I, for a retrial.
- During the murder trial, the prosecution presented evidence of the accused's history of violence and cruelty, arguing that his actions were indicative of a brutal personality and should result in a life sentence.
- In his defense, the accused claimed that his wife had exhibited suicidal tendencies and that he had only intended to disarm her during a scuffle when the gun discharged accidentally, leading to her death.
- The unusual plea made by the defense at the Munich Regional Court I, located in the heart of Bavaria's capital, Munich, has sparked controversy and debate in the German legal community, with experts weighing in on the merits of the plea's validity.
Source: www.stern.de
