“She had to grin again immediately after the verdict,” says Fabian’s mother about Gina H.

After the verdict against Gina H., the mother of the killed Fabian described how she experienced the defendant in court. “I avoided her a little more than usual because she had to grin again immediately after the verdict,” said Dorina Lange in an interview with “Stern”.

And further: "I couldn't stand her complacent attitude. I focused more attention on the judge."

The Rostock regional court sentenced Gina H. to life imprisonment and noted the particular gravity of the guilt. The verdict is not yet final. Lange described her first reaction to the decision as relief: "The moment the judge pronounced the verdict, I was relieved. Something has fallen off. But it still has to really sink in for me."

Even when the chairman addressed clear words to the defendant, Lange watched Gina H. closely. "I looked at her, she was just sitting around stubborn. I hope that she thinks about what the judge said to her. She has time now. And maybe it will get through to her at some point."

She cannot say whether Gina H. will one day admit her guilt. "If she continues to be the way she was during the trial, then I doubt that it will get through to her at some point. But of course you hope. I hope that it will really affect her."

Lange sees the court's decision as justice in the criminal sense. "Justice in the sense of the state, in the sense of the sentence in any case. I am happy that she received the particular gravity of the guilt. For me there will be no justice because Fabi is no longer there."

The judge spoke to Lange personally when giving reasons for the verdict and explained that she had given her son back some of his dignity. “That was very touching,” said Lange. "I don't know how I managed all the days of the trial. But Fabian should receive justice, that was important to me."

The mother is also concerned about the possibility of seeing Gina H. again one day after her release from prison. When asked what it would mean for her to meet the perpetrator again in 20 or 30 years, Lange said: "I don't know if I can still be so composed then. Time will tell."