“If I can’t kill my sister today, I’ll do it tomorrow. If I can’t do it tomorrow, I’ll do it the day after tomorrow…”
The slender, small defendant (18 years, 1.60 metres) who is said to have said these words hides his face behind a briefcase. Since Friday, he has been standing trial for attempted murder at the Dortmund Regional Court.
Abdullah A. did not have a good day on August 21, 2021. His big sister (20), married in their home country, two children, exchanged voice messages with a strange man. While the brother confronted her, gave her a “slap in the face”, his fries burst into flames on the cooker, according to police investigations. The Syrian ended up in hospital. Smoke poisoning.
The next day, the next argument about the smartphone messages, which were immoral in the eyes of the short brother. This time he hit her with his fist, his father intervened.Apparently Abdullah had gone berserk and chased his sister down the street with a sharp courgette slicer. Prosecutor Andreas Brendel: “He intended to kill her in order to restore what he saw as the family honour.”
On the pavement, the younger brother (13) stopped the violent offender, at the same moment a patrol car braked – alerted by another sister. Police officer Jannis K. (20): “We drew our weapons and shouted at him to drop the knife. He hesitated, his eyes looked around wildly. Then his father came to him. We shouted for him to step out of the line of fire. That’s when the accused then dropped the weapon.”
Later, Abdullah A. told of his murder plans without being asked and was instructed about his right to remain silent. On the next but one day of the trial, the accused will testify to the accusations.