Fatal staircase in Uelzen: Young people in court!

Fatal staircase in Uelzen: Young people in court!

Uelzen, Deutschland - At the Uelzen train station, a 19-year-old stands in front of the district court of Lüneburg from January 10, 2025. The young man is accused of having bumped into a 55-year-old in July 2024 to steal his cell phone. The incident led to serious head injuries of the victim, which died of the consequences. A total of eight trial days are scheduled for the procedure, in which five witnesses and a psychiatric expert should testify.

The procedure does not take place as a classic process, but as a security procedure, since the accused is considered not accused. A psychiatric report has shown that the young man was unable to recognize the wrong of his deed due to a mental illness. The police analyzed video recordings and replaced the crime scene.

discussion about incapacity to guilt

The public prosecutor's office in Lüneburg considers the alleged perpetrator, who is considered adolescents, to be unable to guise. The requested security procedure check whether the young man should be instructed in a closed facility due to his mental illness. Prosecutor Jan Christoph Hillmer said that the young man was incapable of guilt, but is nevertheless considered dangerous. It is also suspected that he regularly consumes THC-containing narcotics, which could have an impact on his condition, but was not the immediate reason for the crime.

The accused has not yet commented on the incident. According to the investigation, the suspicion of murder out of greed is raised in action with robbery with a sequence of death. The psychiatric expert will assess whether the creation history of the perpetrator and his drug problem are further relevant factors.

The accused is currently housed in a psychiatric facility because he is considered a danger to the general public. An application for permanent accommodation in a psychiatric hospital was also submitted, which the court will decide promptly, such as ndr . In addition, The Lower Saxony on the clues for the psychiatric illness of the perpetrator.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien