Munich - Young mother hanged - indictment in 24-year-old murder case
Twenty-five years after the death of a young woman in Munich, the prosecutor's office has filed a murder charge against her former husband. The investigation against him was reopened after a witness came forward and made statements to the police, as the investigating authority announced. The police had already mentioned during the arrest in December of the previous year that the witness's conscience was troubling him. A friend of the accused had turned to the investigators and reported that the husband had confessed to the crime at the time.
The accused had already been under investigation directly after the incident in February 2000 and had spent some time in pre-trial detention, but the suspicion of the crime against him did not materialize. The Munich I Prosecutor's Office now assumes, based on renewed investigations, that the separation and the fact that the woman had a new partner were "the cause of her murder by the very conservative and traditional husband".
Motive of jealousy and possessiveness?
He is accused of murdering her "out of jealousy and excessive possessiveness" in her apartment - and allegedly in conjunction with another, as yet unknown accomplice. The Munich I Prosecutor's Office sees the murder characteristics of domestic violence and low motives as having been realized. The Munich I Regional Court must now decide whether it will allow the indictment and the 207-page indictment to be brought to the main hearing.
The man with Turkish citizenship, who had most recently worked as a warehouse worker, was arrested by the police in December, according to police statements by Stephan Beer from the Criminal Investigation Department 11 at the time. He denied the allegations and assured that he had nothing to do with the crime. However, his DNA was found at the crime scene - at a relevant spot, Beer said.
The 28-year-old Turkish mother of four small children was found dead in her apartment in the Munich district of Hasenbergl on the evening of February 20, 2000 - hanged on a knob of the closet.
The renewed investigation by the public prosecutor's office led to the filing of a murder charge, 25 years after the young woman's death in Munich. The witness's statement to the police was crucial in reopening the murder case. The accused's former husband is now facing charges of murder, allegedly driven by jealousy and possessiveness.
The initial investigation against the husband in 2000 did not lead to charges, but the prosecutor's office now believes the separation and the woman's new partner were factors in her murder. The accused is also believed to have had an unknown accomplice in this crime.
The 28-year-old mother was found dead in her apartment, with the murder characterized as domestic violence and low motives. The suspect, who worked as a warehouse worker, was arrested by the police in December and denied the allegations. However, his DNA was found at the crime scene.
The indictment, comprising 207 pages, will now be presented to the Munich I Regional Court for consideration. If allowed, the process will move forward to the main hearing, potentially leading to a verdict in this long-standing murder case from Bavaria.
