Neubrandenburg (dpa/mv) - In the trial for the violent death of a man in Neustrelitz (Mecklenburg Lake District), the public prosecutor's office demanded nine years and three months imprisonment for the accused. The 39-year-old surprisingly stabbed his friend, with whom he was allowed to live at the time, in the neck after a dispute, the prosecutor said on Tuesday at the Neubrandenburg district court. He was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted aggravated arson. The 39-year-old had confessed to the crime in court.

The 60-year-old victim, an ex-work colleague of the defendant, bled to death immediately after being stabbed in the neck in the June 2022 incident. The perpetrator had set a towel on fire in the kitchen and left. The fire went out, but a fire alarm went off and firefighters found the body. The accused was caught a short time later in the city of Neustrelitz.

The district court wants to announce the verdict in the afternoon.