He is said to have harassed his ex-fiancée for months massively threatened and finally set fire to her sister have: The murder trial against a man has now begun in the Sauerland region. The 24-year-old could not cope with the separation and wanted to bring suffering to his ex-fiancée’s family, said the public prosecutor when reading out the charges at the Arnsberg Regional Court.
The ex-fiancée’s 17-year-old sister suffered such severe burns in the attack that she died two weeks later. The prosecution sees four elements of murder fulfilled.
The 24-year-old Syrian had his lawyer explain that he wanted to comment in detail on the allegations – but only at a later hearing. The first day of the trial was therefore over after just a quarter of an hour.
Four canisters of petrol
Last March, the defendant came to the apartment of his ex-fiancée’s family in a three-story apartment building in Menden with four gasoline canisters. When the sister opened the door, he immediately doused with petrol and set on firesaid the prosecutor. “Almost her entire body was on fire.”
The fire subsequently destroyed the Family’s apartment completely destroyed While trying to save her daughter, the mother also suffered minor burns.
In the months before, the man had already threatened his ex-fiancée massively. Once he strangled until unconscioussaid the prosecutor.
“Why did you do this to my daughter?”
When the defendant was led into the courtroom at the start of the trial, the mother burst into tears and spoke to the alleged murderer of her daughter in Syrian. “Why did you do this to my daughter?” she said, her lawyer later translated. The family of the victim and the perpetrator originally came from the same village in Syriathe lawyer told journalists. In the trial, their common origins initially played no role.
Extensive evidence is expected in the proceedings: 14 days of hearings are scheduled until December. (dpa)
