Because he had appealed his sentence, the killer’s father was arrested Hanau will return to court on Monday (November 17, 11 a.m.). In October 2024, the now 78-year-old man was sentenced to a fine of 21,600 euros for incitement to hatred, attempted coercion, insults, violation of the Violence Protection Act, and false suspicion.
A judge has imposed a daily rate of 360 at 60 euros each. The appeal process takes place in regional courts.
The man is said to have, among other things, insulted Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky (SPD) in a pamphlet, ignored a ban on approaching the victim’s relatives, and racially insulted a woman. In 2023, the pensioner with a criminal record was sentenced to a legal fine of 9,000 euros for insulting him.
personality disorder
The man’s son, a 43-year-old German citizen, shot nine people in Hanau for racist motives on February 19 2020 and then killed his mother and himself. The father was at home at the time of the crime.
During a trial in state court, a forensic psychiatric expert stated that the 78-year-old man had a personality disorder and behavioral problems that may have been caused by the attack.
The defendant initially failed to appear in court last year and was therefore forcibly taken to the police. In the courtroom, he lay on the floor just behind the dock and refused to take part in the trial. The court heard the case without him for several days and sentenced him in absentia.
Three days were initially scheduled for the appeal hearing.
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