Murder at Neuschwanstein Castle, fatal shots in Nuremberg and trial over the death of a ten-year-old: important proceedings are pending in the courts in the Free State in 2024.
Flowers and stuffed animals on a wall in front of the child and youth welfare center in Wunsiedel commemorate the dead girl.
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The case of a girl who was killed in a children’s home in Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia In 2023, it caused horror far beyond the region. The trial against a 25-year-old for rape, serious sexual abuse of children and other allegations will begin in the Hof regional court on February 1, 2024. An 11-year-old believed to be responsible for the girl’s death will not be prosecuted because of his age. He is called as a witness.
The public prosecutor’s office accuses the defendant of initially breaking into the children’s home on the night of April 4, 2023 to steal valuables. He met the eleven-year-old and masturbated in front of him. The man is said to have later raped the ten-year-old girl and then left the children’s home again. The boy is said to have strangled the girl during an argument that same night. Nine dates are planned for the process until the beginning of March 2024.
In June, Neuschwanstein Castle became a crime scene. Nearby, a man is said to have attacked two American tourists and pushed them into a ravine. A woman died.
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A case that caused a stir worldwide is expected to be heard in Kempten in 2024. In June 2023 were Two American tourists were attacked and thrown down a ravine near Neuschwanstein Castle in the Allgäu region. The police arrested a compatriot of the two victims; charges of murder, attempted murder and other crimes were brought against the 31-year-old in the fall. Investigators accuse the man of overpowering, raping and strangling a 21-year-old. He is then said to have thrown the woman down a 50 meter deep slope; she did not survive. Her 22-year-old friend, who wanted to intervene, is said to have also been pushed into the depths by the defendant; she survived injured. The Kempten regional court has not yet set any dates for the trial, as a spokesman reported. Since hearing periods for those involved in the proceedings are still running, the criminal chamber has not yet decided whether to admit the charges.
Pope Benedict XVI, who has since died. was originally among the defendants in the Traunstein abuse trial. This is one of the reasons why national interest was particularly great.
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At the beginning of January, the Traunstein regional court will be held Trial against the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for compensation for pain and suffering for a person affected by abuse be continued. A second day of negotiations was scheduled for January 10, 2024. The plaintiff, a former altar boy, is to be heard on that day. The continuation of the trial had previously been postponed several times. The man claims that he was once sexually abused by a priest in Garching an der Alz in the mid-1990s. In the civil lawsuit he is demanding at least 300,000 euros in compensation from the archdiocese.
At the start of the trial, the archdiocese generally accepted through its lawyer that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation, but did not commit to a specific amount. The case made national headlines primarily because the defendants originally included Pope Benedict XVI, who has since died. was. However, the case against him was severed. After his death, it is still unclear who will take over as legal successor and thus, to a certain extent, inherit the process.
A man is said to have shot two friends on a busy street in Nuremberg’s southern city. One died, the second survived with serious injuries.
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The process around the fatal shots in the southern part of Nuremberg will occupy the regional court in the first months of 2024. The chamber assumes that extensive evidence will be taken. Numerous negotiation dates are scheduled until March. A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder. He is said to have shot two friends on a busy street in October 2022. In January, the chamber first wants to interview police forces and witnesses to the crime. The widow of the 30-year-old who was killed and a 35-year-old victim who survived the attack with serious injuries are then invited. The chamber also wants to interview other family members and friends of the men. The public prosecutor’s office assumes that there was an argument between the defendant and the two victims before the crime. The exact reasons for this are not known. The chamber now wants to find out about this in the course of the process.
The trial against the young man accused of murdering Hanna W. is arousing great public interest. Further dates are scheduled until March.
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The Traunstein regional court is continuing to deal with this alleged murder of 23-year-old student Hanna W. in Aschau im Chiemgau. Since the taking of evidence took a long time, the court recently scheduled further dates until March. The young woman was in a club in Aschau im Chiemgau on the night of October 3, 2022 and made her way home from there early in the morning – but she never arrived home. A passerby discovered the woman’s body in the afternoon in the Prien River, about twelve kilometers downstream. A now 22-year-old was arrested six weeks after the crime and subsequently charged with murder. The young man denies the crime. Until now, it remained unclear whether the young woman fell into the river and drowned without anyone else’s intervention.
A 14-year-old boy was found dead on the school grounds in Lohr am Main in September.
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A 14-year-old is said to have shot a man in the head in Lohr am Main, Lower Franconia, in September 2023. The Würzburg public prosecutor’s office has charged the suspect with murder; the trial could follow in 2024. The German has remained silent about the allegations since his arrest. The public prosecutor’s office cites murder as the motive. “He only committed the crime to kill someone,” said a spokesman for the authority. The murder weapon, a nine-millimeter pistol, legally belonged to one of the teenager’s neighbors. According to the police, he had all permits. He also stored his weapons properly. It is still unclear how the student got the pistol because the gun owner could not be questioned because he was hospitalized and died a few weeks after the crime. The 66-year-old is said to have known the boy. If there were to be a trial against the young person, the youth chamber of the Würzburg regional court would be entrusted with the matter.
In March 2023, a man is said to have killed his wife in Marktheidenfeld, Lower Franconia. In November, the Würzburg public prosecutor’s office charged the 36-year-old with murder. The investigators assume that he killed the 33-year-old for base reasons because, in his opinion, his wife had brought shame on the family. The woman wanted to separate from her husband, but he could not accept it. During an argument in their shared apartment, the man is said to have stabbed the woman at least eight times. She later died in hospital. The man also inflicted several stab wounds on himself with the intention of committing suicide. The Afghan was arrested after the incident and has been in custody ever since. The couple has four children. They came into the care of the youth welfare office. The Würzburg regional court has not yet set any trial dates.