Hostile German accused of suicide by doctor Kellermayr during Corona period
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During the Corona crisis, the Upper Austrian doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr publicly advocates vaccinations. For this, she is met with massive hostility. She closes her practice – and takes her own life. A 61-year-old from Germany is now to be brought to court for this.
Two years ago, the Upper Austrian doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr took her own life after receiving massive threats. The 36-year-old had been attacked by anti-vaccination activists. Now the Wels public prosecutor’s office has brought charges against a 61-year-old German, as the Austrian “Standard” reports. According to the report, the suicide note and expert reports suggest that the messages that the accused is said to have sent to the doctor were a reason for the suicide. Specifically, according to Information from the prosecution about four emails and three Twitter messages. The charge is one of dangerous threats. If convicted, the man faces a prison sentence of up to ten years.
It was further stated that the man tried to “make her afraid and anxious”. He announced that he would bring her before a “people’s tribunal” that was yet to be set up and that he would bring her “to the dock and then safely to prison”. The public prosecutor’s office further stated that, according to the expert, the accused had to expect that his threats could lead to “psychological instability, fear and, as a result, suicide”.
Kellermayr took her own life in her practice in Seewalchen am Attersee on the night of July 29, 2022. She had already had to close it in June due to the high security risk. She announced that she had already spent 100,000 euros on protective measures and had employed a security guard to protect herself and her employees. In her farewell letter, she reportedly accused the authorities of failing to protect her.
According to the authorities, the defendant, who has a relevant criminal record in Germany, does not deny having written and sent the messages. In his opinion, however, it was merely “a mutual verbal argument,” the statement continued.
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