Mother suspected of murder: fire in Memmingen claims lives!

Mother suspected of murder: fire in Memmingen claims lives!

In a shocking murder trial in Memmingen, a 34-year-old woman is suspected of perfidiously killing her husband. The 38-year-old died in a devastating apartment fire, and investigators are focusing on the wife, who is said to have sedated her husband and then set fire to their apartment. The verdict is expected on November 12th and could have far-reaching consequences.

The case already caused a stir last year. At the court hearing, the pleadings were presented in which the public prosecutor cited significant evidence against the defendant. Among other things, search queries were discovered on her cell phone that raised questions about possible causes of death and the detection of sleeping pills in the blood. These searches, made over months, raise suspicions of murder. Particularly explosive: The woman had also researched dangerous substances such as the poisonous ricin and was apparently trying to obtain deadly medication abroad.

A sinister plan?

On the evening of the crime, May 6, 2023, the defendant is said to have lured her husband into the apartment under the pretext of wanting to father another child. There she gave him a sleeping pill while making him believe it was a sexual enhancer. While he fell into a deep sleep, she set fire to the mattress and clothing and left the building, later alerting the fire department. Her story that her husband was still at a betting shop raises further questions. The public prosecutor's office sees the evidence as a clear planning and execution of a murder.

The defense, on the other hand, pleads innocence and speaks of a tragic accident. She argues that the marriage was strained by family tensions, but there was never any reason for such an act. The question remains: was it a dastardly plan or an unfortunate mishap? The trial remains exciting and the public is eagerly awaiting the verdict.