In January 2005, Rudolph Moshammer was found murdered in his home in Munich. The perpetrator is convicted and the particular severity of the guilt is determined - after 18 years in prison, the man could now be released in mid-January. It is unclear whether he will then be deported directly.
Almost 18 years after the murder of Munich fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer, the perpetrator may be about to be released on probation. The man's lawyer had submitted a corresponding application, the district court in Regensburg announced on request. This is responsible because the Iraqi is in custody in Straubing.
In principle, release from prison from January 15, 2023 is an option, since the minimum period of 18 years in this case will then expire, said a court spokesman. The court must now answer the question of whether a release is justifiable. The man was then classified as dangerous in the verdict. In particular, the chamber for the execution of sentences must examine whether the convicted person has a favorable criminal prognosis and whether a suspension of probation can be justified with regard to the security interests of the general public. The particular severity of the guilt also plays a role here, which the Munich I Regional Court had determined when the man was sentenced.
Should the court in Regensburg follow the application for release from prison, the question arises as to whether the Iraqi should be deported. However, the responsible foreigners authority had to decide on the question of a possible deportation, the court said. The then 25-year-old man strangled Moshammer in January 2005 in his house in the Munich suburb of Grünwald with a power cable. Moshammer, who never publicly revealed his homosexuality, took it home with him.
The Iraqi was arrested a little later, his DNA traces were found at the crime scene. The district court of Munich I convicted him of murder and robbery and determined the particular gravity of the guilt. Moshammer's death had moved people far beyond Munich's borders. A funeral procession led the coffin across town past Moshammer's boutique to the Ostfriedhof, thousands lined the streets at the time.
