THE CHARGE: Mariann and Ebbe Preisler have been married for over 50 years. Now the husband is accused of murdering his wife. Photo: Private
– This was not a murder. It was an act of love, says the son of the Danish couple.
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- Mariann Preisler (80) was found lifeless in a nursing home in Frederiksberg on Wednesday. The husband, Ebbe Preisler (81), was later arrested and charged with murder.
- The couple have written a chronicle about a wish to die together at a time of their own choosing, and have done several interviews about wishes for active euthanasia in Denmark.
- The accused wrote a resignation letter which is said to have been on behalf of both of them. He himself was found unconscious and is hospitalized.
- Mariann Preisler had Parkinson’s disease and was demented. According to the prosecutor, there is currently nothing in the case to indicate consent on her part.
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On Wednesday morning, the police in Copenhagen received a report that staff at a nursing home in Frederiksberg had found a lifeless woman.
On the 80-year-old’s bedside table was a farewell letter, which her 81-year-old husband had written on behalf of both of them, according to Extra Magazine.
– Tonight and last night I took the lives of Mariann and myself, it was stated in an email that the husband sent out to family and friends.
He was found unconscious by the police in the couple’s home, and is now charged with murder.
– The family wanted the names to be public in this case. It’s unusual, but that’s how it is. It also means that it is the family’s wish that Mariann and Ebbe Preisler be referred to by name, says defense lawyer Knud Meden to Danish TV 2.
Family members appeared in the Copenhagen District Court on Wednesday afternoon, where Ebbe Preisler was presented for remand through office business office business Office business means that the court decides the issue of imprisonment without the accused himself, and sometimes the defense, being present.
The prosecutor believed there was a risk that he would try to commit suicide again.
Wanted to die together
In September, the couple wrote a joint chronicle in The politics with the headline:
“My wife and I would like to have a couple of lethal pills, so that one day we can take them out, look lovingly in each other’s eyes and say, ‘Goodbye my love. Thanks for everything””.
The chronicle is about a wish to die together at a time of their own choosing. They were married for over 50 years.
Ebbe Preisler also took part in a podcast for the newspaper – and has been interviewed several times in other media – about her wish for the introduction of active euthanasia active euthanasia Active euthanasia is when a doctor kills or helps to kill a person at the person’s request. This is illegal in Norway, but allowed in Belgium, Canada, Spain and the Netherlands, among others. .
The debate has raged in the neighboring country this autumn. A whopping 72 per cent responded yes to making active euthanasia legal in a poll in favor Denmark’s radio in October.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wants to allow it, but the proposal divides both the party internally and the politicians in the Folketing, writes Jutland Posten.
The deceased was demented
Daughter Louise Preisler speaks TV 2 that the mother was demented and had Parkinson’s disease. The father had cancer.
– It was a terrible life my mother had in the end. She couldn’t even scratch her nose, she was tube-fed and was unhappy, says the daughter.
She and her brother Jonas Preisler say they have spoken openly in the family about their parents’ wishes, and they express full support for their father’s actions.
In the court session on Wednesday, the judge assessed that there is currently insufficient evidence of consent on Mariann Preisler’s part, and that it is doubtful whether she was able to give it at all.
– One can feel sorry for the accused’s actions, but it is still illegal according to Danish law, said prosecutor Louise Mortensen.
Ebbe Preisler’s sentence can range from a few months to several years. If he is convicted of so-called “murder on request murder on request In Denmark, one can be convicted of murder on request under Section 239 of the Penal Code, which means that a person is killed at the request of the victim himself,” as defense lawyer Knud Meden argues, the punishment will be significantly reduced.
Has woken up
On Thursday, Ebbe Preisler woke up. He is scheduled to explain himself to a judge on Saturday.
The family was given a short visit at the hospital, while two police officers sat outside the room.
– We just said: “We are here. We support you. We accept the choice you have made,” says Jonas Preisler The politics.
– This was not a murder. It was an act of love.
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