The public prosecutor’s office has brought charges against a 32-year-old man for allegedly slitting the throat of another man in an argument and thus killing him. The man from Rüdesheim will probably have to stand trial for manslaughter, said senior public prosecutor Nadja Niesen of the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office on Friday.
The crime took place two and a half months ago. According to Niesen, at the beginning of May, the Eritrean and a 20-year-old fellow countryman got into an argument for unknown reasons. The victim was stabbed deep in the upper abdomen, and shortly afterwards his throat and carotid artery were cut. The man died at the scene.
The perpetrator turned himself in at a nearby consulate shortly afterwards and stated that he had killed someone. After that, he did not give any more information. There are no indications of alcohol or drug abuse so far, Niesen said. There was no scheduled date for the trial before the jury chamber of the regional court.