Kitzingen/Volkach (dpa/lby) - About ten months after a fatal hunting accident in Lower Franconia, the district court in Kitzingen issued a penalty order against an accused for negligent homicide. The Würzburg public prosecutor had applied for a fine of 150 daily rates of 70 euros for the 33-year-old. The resulting penalty order is not yet final, according to the court on Tuesday. If the man lodges an objection within two weeks, there will be a main hearing.
The man is said to have shot a deer from a high seat on January 6th during a drive hunt in Volkach (Kitzingen district). The animal was missed. According to the public prosecutor's office, the projectile hit the frozen ground of the dirt road and hit the victim, who was in a neighboring hunting booth. The 78-year-old died. The prosecution alleges that the accused should not have fired a shot in the direction of the victim. The hunter knew that the 78-year-old was dangerously close.
