Scandal about death: Now the threatening letter writer has to go to court!

Scandal about death: Now the threatening letter writer has to go to court!

Attersee, Österreich - The tragic case of the Upper Austrian doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr, who committed suicide in her ordination at the Attersee at the end of July 2022, leads to a sensational process. Kellermayr had been massively threatened by radical vaccination opponents and corona denials because she actively campaigned for the covid vaccination. In the last months before her death, she received frightening threats that finally forced her to close her practice and get into financial difficulties. These events were intensively followed on the net and in the media. As reported today.at, the public dismay about its fate led to extensive investigations.

judicial trial against the threat

Now a 61-year-old German, who is accused of having massively threatened Kellermayr between February and July 2022 in several emails and tweets. He is accused of placing them in front of a "folk tribunal" and "wanting to put them on the dock and then safely", as the public prosecutor said. The accused does not contest the accused acts, but claims that it was only "a mutual verbal argument". The process will be negotiated in Wels in March 2024, with expected high media attention, as reported ooe.orf.at.

The situation is of great importance in view of the massive threats and the subsequent tragedy. In Austria, the case has triggered a broad discussion about dealing with threats and the protection of people who are committed to vaccination. The role of the police should also be illuminated, which Kellermayr had not supported several times after she had asked for help. The indictment and the upcoming process could result in far -reaching consequences for future cases of threat and intimidation.