16-year-old on the run after an accident - why he ultimately turned himself in

16-year-old on the run after an accident - why he ultimately turned himself in

Two dramatic incidents occurred in Schweinfurt that shocked the city. A 16-year-old caused a spectacular accident while a court is trying the parents of a deceased teenager for negligent homicide.

A teenager's hit and run

On the night of Friday to Saturday, around midnight, a 16-year-old secretly took his parents' car and raced through the streets. The young man not only drove into a construction fence, but also damaged a hedge before leaving the vehicle at the scene of the accident and running away. After his parents put pressure on him, he eventually turned himself in to the police and took responsibility for his actions, even though he was under the influence of alcohol and didn't have a driver's license. The material damage amounts to several thousand euros Radio gong reported.

Trial surrounding the death of an anorexic daughter

At the same time, the public is also focusing on the family of the deceased 16-year-old, who is sitting in the dock before the Schweinfurt regional court. The public prosecutor accuses the parents of acting irresponsibly in the death of their daughter, who suffered from anorexia. During the autopsy, the young person only weighed 19 kilograms. The father's lawyer said in the courtroom that the family was "completely normal" and that their daughter's death was the worst thing that could have happened to them. During the trial, the parents described that their daughter suffered from anxiety disorders and refused to go to the hospital. An emergency doctor was no longer able to save her when she collapsed in her parents' apartment on the night of December 18th to 19th, 2022. The details of the trial suggest that the parents may not have done enough to get their daughter the help she desperately needed BR.de reported.