Deggendorf (dpa / lby) - In the Deggendorf retrial for the killing of a young woman from the Bavarian Forest in 2016, the judges are pushing for a timely end to come to an end. In the process, which has been running since April, dates for pleadings and verdicts were set several times, but then postponed due to new requests from the defense attorneys at short notice. The verdict is now to be pronounced at the end of September or beginning of October, as the parties to the proceedings agreed on Tuesday before the Deggendorf district court.
The presiding judge made a clear statement that further applications could only be made until the end of the next day of the hearing on September 15th. There is concern that the conclusion of the procedure is being delayed "without justifiable reason".
The further planning of those involved in the proceedings now envisages closing the taking of evidence on September 15th - should there be no further applications. On September 19th, the public prosecutor's and co-plaintiffs' pleadings could begin.
The accused stabbed his then 20-year-old ex-girlfriend six years ago. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for manslaughter in 2017. Due to false statements by two witnesses in the first trial before the Passau Regional Court, the proceedings were resumed in 2022. The 28-year-old is accused of murder in the second trial.
