He strangled her, stabbed her in the neck with scissors, wounded her with a knife and hit her with a frying pan. Then the 19-year-old washed his bloodied hands and cycled home. In court, the child’s father describes the act on the pregnant ‘ex’ emotionlessly. A broken chain would have caused the overkill. Ultimately, the suspect was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
“He brutally murdered Leonie, who was four months pregnant,” said prosecutor Florian Sprajc. “But how did this terrible act come about? The friendly relationship between the two after the divorce led to the pregnancy,” says Sprajc. “The child was unplanned, but not unwanted. But because of the unemployment of the child’s father there were repeated quarrels, as was the case on the day of the crime, July 19, 2021.
Mike K. brought spaghetti to Leonie in the evening. Then suddenly an argument broke out. “If you believe him, Leonie tore off his chain. Then it clicked for him,” said the public prosecutor. “He was overwhelmed with anger and rage,” emphasizes defender Gerhard Stingl. In fact, you see the uncontrolled anger, which in his eyes speaks for affect and therefore for manslaughter instead of murder.
The 19-year-old himself does not want or cannot remember anything. Not even why he googled “strangling” afterwards. There are no explanations. Psychiatric expert Manfred Walzl says: “The necklace was the trigger. It has a special meaning for him.” In any case, Walzl and the psychological expert Anita Raiger testify to a “massive impulse control disorder caused by an emotionally unstable personality.” Because of his dangerousness, the prosecutor demands a briefing.
The non-final verdict: 15 years in prison for murder and placement in an institution. The defense announced a nullity complaint and an appeal, the prosecutor made no statement. The verdict is therefore not final.
Source: Krone
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