A Syrian man has to stand trial today for attempted murder in a Linz court. He stabbed his partner in the face and neck with a Stanley knife in the street – in front of their children. The man denies that he intended to kill her, saying that he “only” wanted to beat and disfigure her.
The attempted murder trial of a 52-year-old Syrian begins today in Linz. In the summer, he stabbed his 42-year-old partner on the Obere Donaulände in Linz. Because the stateless woman had allegedly been in contact with other men on social media, he had freaked out. He stabbed the mother of two several times in the face and neck with a Stanley knife. The woman suffered severe injuries, but survived the attack because a passer-by administered first aid and a man fought off the attacker.
Especially sad: The Syrian did not even shy away from the presence of his two children (both aged 11) – they witnessed the crime. The jealous perpetrator admitted to beating his partner, but he did not remember the knife attack. If he had, he had “only” wanted to disfigure her anyway, there had been no intention to kill. A court of lay assessors will now decide on the sentence, he faces between ten and twenty years imprisonment.
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