Overview
- A 29-year-old dual German–Algerian citizen is on trial at the Landgericht Heilbronn on charges including attempted murder and deprivation of liberty.
- In court, the defendant admitted the assaults, denied an intent to kill, cited ongoing drug use, and said he was ashamed of his behavior.
- Prosecutors allege the ex-partner abducted the woman from a women's shelter, dragged her nearly naked through Künzelsau, and beat her with objects such as a tactical flashlight and a vacuum cleaner tube.
- The woman escaped after roughly two days by placing an emergency call and directing police to a garden hut in Künzelsau, where officers arrested the suspect from Pforzheim.
- Officials and experts link the case to a broader rise in domestic violence in 2024, with more than 265,000 victims nationwide and over 18,500 girls and women affected in Baden-Württemberg, with separation identified as a high-risk period.