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Employee Confesses in Krefeld Store Manager Killing as Expert Cites Severe Mental Illness

A court expert deemed him likely not criminally responsible under German law.

Overview

  • The 25-year-old employee admitted in court to fatally stabbing his 41-year-old manager and said he acted because he felt bullied.
  • According to court testimony and reporting, the May 7 attack occurred in the manager’s office with 26 stab wounds, the door was held shut, and the assailant left via a rear exit before being arrested nearby.
  • A court-appointed psychiatrist testified that the defendant is severely mentally ill and was likely not criminally responsible at the time of the killing.
  • The proceedings are following a security measure track that could lead to indefinite placement in a closed psychiatric hospital instead of a prison sentence.
  • He had started about three months earlier on a mini-job contract of 42 hours per month at €13.50, remains in pre-trial detention, and the case is scheduled to continue on Wednesday, while New Yorker said it was deeply shocked.