District Court Mönchengladbach - Wife beaten to death in her sleep: verdict expected in murder trial
Six months after the violent death of a 73-year-old woman in Viersen, the verdict in the murder trial against her husband is expected today (9.15 a.m.) at Mönchengladbach District Court. The 75-year-old is alleged to have strangled his wife in her sleep and beaten her to death with a hammer. In court, the accused testified that he could no longer remember the crime. "When I sat on the bed and came to my senses, I realized it must have been me," the pensioner testified.
He told the court about his financial difficulties because he had transferred almost 2,000 euros a month, two thirds of his pension, to the couple's son who lives in Portugal. His lawyer explained that the 75-year-old had run up debts that threatened his livelihood, largely without his wife 's knowledge, because of his son and "saw no other way out to spare his wife an old age in poverty".
The public prosecutor's office requested a conviction for murder and a life sentence for the 75-year-old. The defense lawyer pointed out that the pensioner had not known what to do in his desperation and was therefore of diminished capacity at the time of the crime. This would mean a maximum prison sentence of 15 years and not life imprisonment.
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The murder trial against the husband, accused of strangling his 73-year-old wife in Viersen and beating her to death with a hammer, is taking place in the Regional Court of Mönchengladbach. The pensioner's lawyer argued that his financial difficulties, primarily due to his son living in Portugal, led him to transfer a significant portion of his pension and hide his debts from his wife. The public prosecutor's office is seeking a conviction for murder and a life sentence, while the defense lawyer claims diminished capacity, which could result in a maximum sentence of 15 years. This tragic event has taken place in North Rhine-Westphalia. The crime has raised concerns about escalating criminality and incidents of murder in the region.
Source: www.stern.de
