Leon’s father’s lawyer has two weeks to object to the murder charge. If he does not do this, the trial against the father of the six-year-old who drowned in the Kitzbüheler Ache in August 2022 could start before the summer.
Eight jurors will decide the complex case; the trial before the Innsbruck Regional Court will take several days. For the accused Florian A. – to whom the presumption of innocence applies – it is everything: if convicted, the 39-year-old faces a prison sentence of 10 to 20 years or life in prison. According to the indictment, he attempted to stage a robbery to cover up his own crime.
25 witnesses requested to be called
The Innsbruck Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested the summons of 25 witnesses and wants to hear four experts who will present their reports from the fields of forensic medicine, neurology, psychiatry and data forensics.
The battle between the raters is to be expected
A fight between the experts is expected, because the father’s defense criticized the investigations at the end of February and ordered private reports: “Our experts confirm that the forensic investigation was so inadequate and amateurish that it cannot provide evidence. ” lawyer Albert Heiss at the time.
Source: Krone
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