Overview
- A 91-year-old woman in Munich was found by the regional court to have struck her 77-year-old close friend with a cooking pot during a domestic dispute over putting away groceries, causing the friend's death.
- The Landgericht München I convicted the defendant of manslaughter and dangerous bodily harm and sentenced her to eight years and three months in prison.
- The Federal Court of Justice rejected the defendant's revision, leaving the regional court's verdict and sentence in force.
- Defense lawyers had challenged how an initial nighttime suspect interrogation was handled, but those procedural complaints did not persuade the Federal Court to overturn the conviction.
- A court spokesperson told reporters the arrest warrant was lifted because the woman was deemed unfit for detention and prosecutors now must decide how the final, binding sentence will be enforced; reports that she was placed in a psychiatric hospital remain unconfirmed.