EU officials daughter raped and murdered
Migrant to be tried as juvenile though it is likely he lied about his age
- given the benefit of the doubt even though he has already been
convicted of rape and murder in Greece
Maria (centre) with friends
German prosecutors have charged an Afghan migrant with the murder and rape of a 19-year-old medical student in Freiburg. The suspect already served a prison term for a similar offense in Greece but was released early.
Oh great! Not only is Turkey sending Europe the worst of the worst, but Greece seems to be as well. Good grief!
Officials in the southwestern German city of Freiburg, home of one of Germany’s elite universities where the incident had taken place, announced the charges on Thursday.
The prosecution team accused the suspect known as Hussein K. of having "attacked, strangled and raped" Maria Ladenburger, a 19-year-old medical student who disappeared while on her way home from a party on October 16, 2016.
The prosecutors claim he then dumped her in the nearby Dreisam River. Her body was found on the river bank the next morning by locals.
The prosecution's charge described Hussein K. as having killed Maria “insidiously and for sexual satisfaction,” DPA news agency reported. Hussein K. was linked to the crime through DNA evidence — authorities used a strand of hair found in the bushes near the girl’s body to identify and arrest him.
The old town is seen from the cathedral tower in Freiburg, Germany © Kai Pfaffenbach /
ReutersUnderage refugee suspect in rape & murder of female student – German Police
Hussein K. had arrived in Germany from Afghanistan as an unaccompanied asylum-seeker in 2015, with no identity papers, and had been living with a Germany foster family since. At the time of his arrest, he told police he was 17 years old. However, two studies by medical age experts suggest the suspect was at least 22 at the time of the crime.
So, how is it he had no ID papers but he had been in prison in Greece? Seems odd to me.
Due to the uncertainty under German law, Hussein K. will be tried as a juvenile instead of adult law. His case will be heard by the juvenile chamber of the Freiburg district court. If convicted of murder, he could be handed a 10 year jail term, DPA reports.
Daughter of EU official
The case sparked public outcry after journalist and author Oliver Janich said he discovered that the murder victim was Maria Ladenburger, daughter of Clemens Ladenburger, who has been an assistant to the Director-General of the European Commission's Legal Service since 2008. It also emerged that Maria had worked as a volunteer in one of the local refugee shelters in her spare time, helping people like Hussein.
The outrage grew louder when it was revealed that Hussein K. had previously been detained on charges of murdering a woman in Greece. According to police, he raped a Greek student and threw her off a cliff on the isle of Corfu in May 2013. He had been sentenced to ten years in prison but was released prematurely only two-and-a-half years into his sentence in October 2015, following a Greek law to ease prison overcrowding.
Ease prison overcrowding by sending them to Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Great! Why don't we give Greece a whole lot more money since they are so nice?
If Hussein K. was 17 six months ago, he could have been no more than 13 or 14 when he raped and murdered the girl in Corfu. That is both very disturbing and unlikely. What's even more disturbing is the German judiciary is giving him the benefit of the doubt. He's a convicted rapist and murderer, but surely, he wouldn't lie about his age!!!!
A date for Hussein K.’s court appearance has not yet been announced. His background has risen questions about why European police had failed to identify and pick up his trail after he left Greece.
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