Bochum (NRW) – She fled the war in Ukraine with her son (1). The young mother (28) thought she was safe in Germany. Until he became a victim of violence here.
An Uzbek citizen (46) has been standing in front of it since Thursday District Court in Bochum (NRW). The man was the Ukrainian woman’s landlord. The divorced father (of two) is accused of raping the woman on March 18, 2022. He denies the crime, claiming that the woman wanted the sex.
The defendant is said to have threatened to kill the victim
According to investigations from Prosecutor’s Office what should happen is the opposite. The defendant reportedly woke up the 25 year old woman, who had only been living with him for a month, at 01.00. POLICE“, said the Public Prosecutor at the start of the trial.
In the living room, a drunken Uzbek is said to have tried to kiss the tenant and forcefully pushed her onto the sofa. He was said to have ignored repeated requests to leave her alone.
Public prosecutor Philipp Blaffert was convinced of the defendant’s guilt
The indictment states: “The defendant said that he must not defend himself, otherwise he would scatter his and his son’s brains everywhere.” He is then said to have attacked the frightened woman while her son was sleeping next to her. The victim reported it to the police. Officers arrested the alleged rapist the next day.
The presiding judge, Dr. Björn Sendzik wants to make a decision this year
The trial took place more than three years later
That only happened three and a half years later process coming, because the Ukrainian has now left his country again. However, all attempts to invite the woman failed. That’s why their statements to the police must now be read out during the trial.
The defendant, who said he had worked as a bodyguard and restaurant manager in his home country, came to Germany in 2008. He had been unemployed for 15 years and received social benefits – allegedly because he no longer had a valid passport.
The defendant denied guilt to the judge. She said: “After that we lay on the sofa, he asked if he could stay with me forever. I said no because I wasn’t ready for a serious relationship.” After that they went to bed – when she packed her suitcase the next morning and was picked up by police officers in tears, she said she was shocked.
The verdict will be taken on November 26.
