Justice: Fatal knife attack in refugee home: trial started

After an argument, a 24-year-old Afghan is said to have treacherously murdered a 27-year-old fellow countryman in a refugee accommodation in Hessisch Lichtenau (Werra-Meißner district). The trial against the man has now begun before the Kassel regional court. In the security proceedings, the public prosecutor's office accuses him of having stabbed the 27-year-old while he was in a state of incapacity.

According to the prosecution, an argument escalated between the two men in the facility's communal kitchen on the evening of March 24th. The accused is said to have suddenly stabbed his victim twice on the back with a knife. The 27-year-old then tried to escape outside, the public prosecutor said.

Victims stabbed several more times outside

The younger man caught up with him on a lawn adjacent to the building and then stabbed him several times in the chest, neck and head area. The victim died on site. The defendant initially fled after the crime, but was caught a short time later.

The 24-year-old's defense attorney admitted the crime in a statement. Your client assumed that the man who was killed had had a relationship with his wife for many years and that he had been dishonored as a result. Because he couldn't stand the shame anymore, he killed the man. The defendant confirmed this information, but at the same time explained: “He killed himself. I have not done anything."

Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia

According to the prosecution, the accused was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as part of a psychiatric report. According to the public prosecutor, he probably committed the crime in a state of incapacity.

He is currently staying in a psychiatric hospital. The 10th Large Criminal Chamber of the Regional Court must now examine in the security proceedings whether the requirements for permanent placement in a psychiatric hospital are met. Three further negotiation dates have been scheduled until the end of October.