I was nervous at the end, was cornered

Was it coincidence that a social assistance recipient in Lucerne stabbed with a carried knife on a social worker? So it sees the charge and requested a prison sentence. Exaggerated, replied the defense. Nothing had happened and just been a cry for help to the accused. An acquittal is displayed.

Legally interesting, and not simply the President of the court called the case, which was negotiated on Thursday in front of the Lucerne criminal court. A murder trial, the Prosecutor accuses a now-34-year-old Swiss, was published in 2017 with a butterfly knife to an appointment in the Department of social services. It calls for six and a half years in prison.

The man had about 14 years with breaks social assistance. In court, he said, the Department of social services have harassed him for years. As he threatens for the third Time, the set of social assistance and to deny the relief he felt to his apartment.

"I was nervous at the end, was cornered. I had to yell a extreme cry for help in my time of Need." So he took in February 2017, a knife down to the welfare office and played with the idea of stabbing social worker in the neck to get into the prison. "There, I would have a roof over your head, and the Problem with the social welfare office would have been gone."

But the knife remained in the bag, and the blood flowed none. After the date the Accused went directly to the police, put the knife on the table and spoke of his intentions. The police arrested him.

threshold of the attempt exceeded

There were more than just been thoughts, arguing the state's attorney and pointed to the knife which the Accused had. He had planned the deed in detail and prepared - so he researched in advance about the Penalties for murder, put on his Computer and grabbed spare clothes for the time in prison.

During the conversation, he had the knife at the ready. The threshold of the preparation for the attempt he had overstepped, as he is in the office. "He was on that day, the social worker stand down," said the Prosecutor. This particularly selfish motive, namely, to secure regular meals and a roof over your head. Until today, he show no sign of remorse.

The "horrible fact" don't suppose I have ended just by chance, with the death of the social worker. At the interview, an Intern took part, namely as a surprise. This had not occurred in the numbers in my head played to the expiration of the act.

Thoughts or play?

The accused spoke of a person's Thoughts. He was presented also in the picture, the stinging social worker in the neck. But at the same time he knew that this was wrong, that's why he didn't do it. He would be to such a fact, incapable of, was not a violent man.

"the fact is, that the defendant executed the deed," said his lawyer. He asked for an acquittal of the charge of attempted murder or intentional killing.

The hesitancy of his clients was a sign of inhibition and ruthless, the unscrupulous could therefore not be answered in the affirmative. Therefore, you do not need to speak at all, from the murder-event.

Two hands

The Thesis, according to which the unexpected presence of the trainee was the external reason for the Accused not to act, dismissed the defender. His client had agreed to their presence itself. Also the knife in the bag was not a murder attempt, this leave only with both hands open.

Also, the intentional killing, he replied in the negative. It is the intent of the do woman really was missing something. Rather, it had been a cry for help, after previously over the years, nobody heard the cries for help of the man.

The man who is in the early execution of in-patient treatment, according to a report, the full debt is capable of. There is an increased risk for additional threats or serious violence offences is, therefore, when his personality disorder is not treated. The judgment will be opened at a later date in writing. (sda)

Created: 25.04.2019, 13:53 PM