Day 2 in the murder trial at the Steyr Regional Court for a murdered call girl in Ternberg. The psychiatrist Adelheid Kastner made it clear in her report that the suspect “put up with a lot” of alcohol, but the claimed amount of beer was not possible and he knew what he was doing. “Then he would have had about seven promille and only he would have died, no one else.” And: The woman died on behalf of another.
“He is mentally present, can act in a targeted manner” – the psychiatrist sees no reason for the suspect to be insane on the day of the crime. Because he could order the prostitute to come to him, he would have a solution ready if there was a disagreement about lack of money – namely to go to the ATM. Why he only remembers the act fragmentarily: “It is medically understandable. You don’t want to remember problem situations, you push them away.” Because he deliberately used sunflower oil as a lubricant during the abuse and considered using a condom, he was always “oriented to the situation”. The degree of alcohol consumption can no longer be traced precisely, a certain “disability” is possible, but insanity is not, and he himself stated during the investigation that he “had not used any other drugs except alcohol” in the act.
The psychiatrist could not make an exact statement about the motivation for the act. But it is possible and conceivable that “the woman died on behalf of another”. In particular on behalf of his daughter’s mother, for whom he developed an “unbridled hatred” for not treating the daughter well, who is “the most important person in life” for the suspect. But this conflict with the former partner has never been “resolved”. And hatred of women in general could potentially develop, which broke ground against the prostitute on the day of the crime.
According to Adelheid Kastner, Alexander M. is not dangerous in itself and therefore shelter in an institution is not possible or conceivable.
However, drug use will continue to play a role, because this is a straw to which the suspect, 35-year-old Alexander M., is clinging. Attorney Andreas Mauhart requested a hair analysis from his client at the end of the first day of the hearing. This is meant to prove Alexander M.’s drug use. “The length of hair is sufficient to provide evidence,” Mauhart said, referring to the defendant’s ponytail.
Hair analysis rejected
Because he thought he remembered that on the day of the crime seven months ago, he not only drank about 28 pints of beer, but also threw in psycho mushrooms. And the mixture of “Magic Mushrooms” with alcohol is deadly, and maybe even a reason for innocence.
The prosecutor did not make a statement on Monday, he did not want to prejudge the analysis of the toxicologist Andreas Keller. “Perhaps this will show whether the analysis makes sense,” said Wilfried Kondert. On the second day of the hearing, toxicologist Andreas Keller immediately gave a negative answer: “The hair analysis cannot be used to determine exactly when which substance was consumed. You can probably limit it to a maximum of one month.” In any case, no drugs or medicines other than alcohol were found in the blood of the suspect, which was taken the day after the crime. If the “after drink” is not included in the calculation, then the suspect was between the 2.49 and 4.69 per mil alcoholized – depending on the rate of breakdown per hour, which the suspect was diagnosed as very high, so a higher alcohol percentage is more likely to be assumed.
However, lawyer Andreas Mauhart insists on the application for a hair analysis and also demands an “accompanying substance analysis” to prove the after-drink, i.e. to prove that the suspect had already drunk most of the beers beforehand. The prosecutor demanded that the evidence be dismissed. The court denied the requests
Strangled, beaten and abused
As is known, the victim had been strangled, beaten and assaulted until he choked on his own vomit. The suspect, who allegedly sexually abused the corpse, stated that he had not noticed her death.
Additional witnesses have also been called for and it is therefore uncertain whether the verdict expected on the second day of the trial will be pronounced. We will continue to report on krone.at.
Source: Krone

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