A refugee (26) from Afghanistan is on trial for attempted murder in Biel, Switzerland. Out of frustration, he allegedly pushed a young mother with her small children (5, 7) in front of a moving BMW car.
In his opening statement, the prosecutor demanded the full rigour of the law against the accused Afghan. The fact that the mother and the two children (5, 7), who were walking on a pavement in Biel, survived the attack only slightly injured, was pure luck. The asylum seeker had pushed the pedestrians onto the roadway out of frustration and without any warning. It was only thanks to the quick reactions of a BMW driver that the fatal tragedy did not occur. With an emergency stop, he saved the mother and the children.
As a witness in court, the BMW driver was still under the influence of the dramatic events. “I could not swerve at all, a public bus was coming towards me in the opposite lane. The fact that I still made it with the braking is a miracle. I am so grateful,” he said.
The accused arrived in Switzerland with the wave of refugees in 2015, and since then he has lost control of his life and become addicted to alcohol. He had no explanation for his unprovoked attack on the defenceless family, as he explained in Farsi in the dock with the help of an interpreter: “It went badly, I just pushed someone aside.
And he was not a violent person at all. Which may be doubted after the course of the trial so far. After a short interruption of the trial, the trial day had to be called off. During the break, the accused had physically attacked his translator. The Afghan, who is facing a long prison sentence, was led away in handcuffs.
The verdict is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday.
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