Review for brothers and father: allegation of murder in the process!

Am 11. Dezember 2024 wurden zwei Brüder und ihr Vater im Prozess um Lohnbetrug und Gewalt an einem Mitarbeiter freigesprochen.
On December 11, 2024, two brothers and their father were acquitted of an employee in the process of wage fraud and violence. (Symbolbild/MB)

Review for brothers and father: allegation of murder in the process!

A controversial case ended with a surprising acquittal for a father and his two sons, who live in Berlin and operate a security company. The indictment accused them of cheating on a former employee for his wages and then lured him to a violent assault in a private apartment in Kreuzberg. The injured party had worked for the company for several months without a contract and payment before he was ordered there with a recovering call to request his outstanding wage claims of almost 5000 euros. According to the plaintiff, he was attacked by one of the sons and father in the apartment and brutally beaten up, with serious injuries, including a traumatic brain trauma, while the accused pointed out every guilt and spoke of self-defense, such as the Berliner Zeitung reported.

the legal process

The elaborate process led to heated debates, in which the accused witness was confronted with vulgar expressions that illustrated the severity of the situation. Despite the urgent descriptions of the injured party, who reported physical violence in particular with a dough roller, the accused could not be convicted. The judge came to the conclusion that the injuries could not be explained sufficiently and that the plaintiff's statements were inconsistent, which is why the acquittal was ultimately. In addition to the physical abuse, the negotiation also referred to a previous labor law comparison, in which the injured party had already awarded 4,000 euros in pain and suffering, according to reporting.

Legal aspects of pain and suffering for relatives

In the context of injuries and their legal consequences, Dr. Hubert W. van Bühren about the restricted practice of compensation for pain and suffering for close relatives in Germany. The laws do not provide direct pain and suffering if relatives suffer mentally from the death of a relative, unless the impairments are medically detectable. This legal framework makes it clear that only in special cases in which a mental illness requiring treatment can be proven to be pain and suffering for relatives. This raises questions about the relief of victims and their families in such stressful situations, as well as the Haufe explained.

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