Five against one and two girls are also filming the brawl: three of the perpetrators who lured a 14-year-old to the bank of the Main in Marktheidenfeld in July 2019 and beat him jointly, were now convicted of dangerous bodily harm before the Gemünden District Court. The other two perpetrators are also prosecuted because they were minors at the time but in a non-public procedure.
According to the police officer, the violent abrasion on the banks of the Main had a history of about ten days. At that time, two groups of young people regularly quarreled, insulted and beaten each other, especially on the way to school. He was able to identify a total of eight crimes. The victim even reported an incident in which he was threatened with a knife and admitted “before he could attack me, I gave him one”.
Beaten and kicked on the ground
That may have been one reason he was practically ambushed a few days later. A girl had written to the then 14-year-old to want to meet him. Several witnesses and the two younger of the three defendants stated at the hearing that the matter should be resolved.
Two of the defendants aggressively approached the youth and tried to slap him in the face. “I was able to fend off the blow,” recalled the 14-year-old, after which he ran away in the direction of the parking lot and several attempts to kick him to fall had failed. But then the oldest defendant put him down and ordered him to go “on the ground”. He saw no chance against the strong man in his late 20s, kneeling down and protecting his face with his hands. There were blows and kicks that he had been hit at least ten times before the group suddenly let go of him. Then the police came straight away.
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Two weeks back pain and headache
A caretaker from the town of Marktheidenfeld had called them, who found the two underage perpetrators in the town garden who apparently wanted to hide. A planned revenge suggests that the older defendant was referred to in the WhatsApp messages from the previous day as an “uncle” who was supposed to be there and could be so brutal that even his nephew was afraid of him.
Only the two younger defendants entered the trial. One of them said that he just went with them then, otherwise he doesn’t even know the boy. The other spoke of a problem solution and that he wanted to talk to the student. According to his observation, the student was not injured afterwards, just a little red in the face.
The 14-year-old suffered from severe back pain and headaches for around two weeks, which also led to sleep disorders. He also had bruises, bruises, and abrasions. He joined the proceedings as a joint plaintiff, and his lawyer successfully applied for compensation for pain and suffering in the adhesion proceedings.
The public prosecutor’s office demanded 600 euros in compensation
The two younger defendants came to Germany as refugees and currently live in the Main-Spessart district or in Würzburg. At the time of the offense, both were only months away from their 21st birthday, but the youth welfare office proposed the application of youth criminal law. The “uncle” from the Marktheidenfeld area, on the other hand, had to answer under adult criminal law, he is in his early 30s and has five children as a single person.
In her plea, the public prosecutor indicated the range of sentences for dangerous bodily harm of six months to ten years. In the case of the joint inspection, it does not matter who has hit which blow or kick. For the two adolescents at the time, she applied for four weeks of permanent arrest, for the adult offender eight months’ suspended prison sentence and for all of them joint and several compensation for pain and suffering of 600 euros.
The victim’s lawyer saw no reason to apply youth law. On the one hand, the two refugees were only just under 21 years old, and on the other hand, organizing an escape requires a high degree of independence and responsibility. He applied for twelve months’ suspended prison sentence.
The defense attorney for the older defendant, on the other hand, spoke of his client’s low contribution to the crime, for which a six-month prison sentence was sufficient. He thought the € 600 compensation for pain and suffering was appropriate.
Judgment 2400 euros for victim assistance Bavaria
Judge Volker Büchs assessed the testimony and contributions differently. His verdict was ten months suspended prison sentence with 2400 euros in 20 monthly installments for the victim assistance foundation in Bavaria for the older defendant, as well as one week of permanent arrest for the younger offenders. In addition, there is the joint and several 600 euros in compensation for pain and suffering. “Vigilante justice is not allowed,” appealed Büchs. Solving conflicts among schoolchildren with violence is completely unacceptable for someone in their early 30s with children. He limited the permanent arrest to one week because it could be served without endangering the job. The parole should hurt.
The verdict under adult criminal law is not yet final, the younger offenders accepted their sentences.
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