The mother (20) was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of her own son in Salzburg. Twelve years the father because he did nothing against the violence against the child. These are the non-final verdicts in the trial of Elias, who was only allowed to live for seven weeks. Now it is clear: the case will go to the next instance.
Both the public prosecutor and both lawyers filed a nullity complaint and appealed, confirmed Peter Egger of the Salzburger Landgericht. After the decision has been made, the highest court of the Supreme Court (OGH) must investigate the case. They could reverse the guilty verdict in case of legal errors.
Ergo: The criminal process should be repeated. Or they confirm the verdicts handed down last Wednesday by the Salzburg Regional Court. Then only the Oberlandesgericht Linz would have to decide on the amount of the fine. It may take several months for a decision to be made.
Shaken “seven to eight times”.
Until then, the two unconvicted will remain in custody. They have been there since the violent death of their son Elias at the end of October. According to the indictment, the 20-year-old shook the child “seven to eight times” before falling back to sleep. The father would have watched.
murder by negligence
Therefore, the prosecutor charged him with negligence to murder, which the jury ultimately did not recognize. While the mother was found guilty of murder by seven votes to one, the lay judges ruled that the father was in the negative. He was found guilty of the felony of persistent violence and bodily harm resulting in death following neglect.
Source: Krone
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