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Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – Because he shot his ex-girlfriend’s partner, a 30-year-old has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury chamber of the Freiburg district court ruled on Tuesday that it was a targeted shot in the victim’s chest.

The crime happened in January on the street in front of the woman’s apartment in Freiburg. The victim, a 31-year-old man, died in a hospital shortly thereafter. (Az: 1 Ks 200 Js 663/23).

A possible preventive detention of the accused is to be examined at a later date. This is one of the toughest measures in criminal law. A perpetrator can remain in state custody even if he has already served his sentence. “Things like this should never happen again,” presiding judge Arne Wiemann warned in the verdict.

The defendant’s lawyer announced after the verdict that he wanted to appeal. The prosecution had initially only accused the 30-year-old of manslaughter.

The last day of the trial took place under massive security precautions, with around 20 police officers present in the hall alone. The defendant, who is being held in custody, was wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair – he was handcuffed and had his feet shackled. When the verdict was announced, there was applause in the hall. “We’re not at a carnival here,” said the presiding judge.

The accused, a German, wanted to give a present to his eight-year-old daughter, who does not live with him. The girl was accompanied by her mother’s partner. The accused had hidden a revolver with him, which he suddenly drew without being attacked beforehand. Before the crime, there had already been arguments between the two men.

The court concluded that the defendant spontaneously decided to kill the 31-year-old. “We assumed full culpability,” said Wiemann. He advised the accused to do social therapy.

The accused then left the crime scene after the shot. According to earlier police reports, he was arrested without resistance after his escape. A relative had previously announced by emergency call that the man wanted to turn himself in. The murder weapon was later found in a bush near the place of arrest, the police reported.

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Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – As announced, the accused in a Freiburg murder trial admitted his guilt before the regional court on Monday. He is ashamed and deeply regrets what happened, the 63-year-old said in a statement read by his lawyer. He destroyed the life of the person who was best for him. In January, he indiscriminately and aimlessly stabbed his ex-partner and her mother with a knife; the 59-year-old died.

The lawyer continued to say that the 30-year-old former girlfriend, who survived the attack with life-threatening injuries, had a deep scar that would not heal. “Maybe it will help her that I will be in prison for years.”

The public prosecutor assumes that the German wanted to take revenge for the separation. The 63-year-old’s statement said he only wanted to talk to the woman. Suddenly he had the knife in his hand and stabbed. He no longer remembers the exact procedure. “I quit, I didn’t want that,” the defender read. “I knew it was all over now.” Prison is hell for his client because he thinks about what he has committed almost every second. It was the opposite of what he actually wanted.

On Monday afternoon, the 30-year-old should speak as a joint plaintiff. Her lawyer successfully applied for the woman to testify in court via video. She presented several certificates from psychiatrists, according to which a direct encounter between her client and the accused could result in serious psychological damage.

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Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – In the trial of a knife attack on two women in Freiburg, in which a 59-year-old died, a statement from the accused is expected on Monday. His lawyer had announced at the start a week earlier at the district court that he would present what he considered to be a comprehensive statement from his client. He will comment on himself and also answer questions about it. In the afternoon (around 1:00 p.m.), the court then wants to question the survivor, as the presiding judge had announced.

The public prosecutor’s office accuses the 63-year-old German of having insidiously taken revenge on his ex-partner for their separation. He hid in front of their home in January and attacked the 30-year-old and her mother with a knife at the time of the crime. He stabbed both women multiple times. The daughter suffered life-threatening injuries and also suffered several broken bones. According to the public prosecutor, she had obtained a contact ban against the man because he threatened her, blackmailed her and forced her to have sex with an intimate video, among other things.

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