Murder after robbery: 29-year-old in custody!

Murder after robbery: 29-year-old in custody!

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin public prosecutor has charged a 29-year-old who is charged with death due to robbery. The incident that led to this serious indictment occurred on December 21, 2024, as a 38-year-old who was traveling together with his partner after a robbery. According to berlin.de , the couple was on the way to bring a cardboard with anesthetic into their apartment than they persecuted by the accused and a suspected middle were.

In the stairwell, the couple was torn from the cardboard violence. The damaged and the alleged accomplice rushed down the stairs during the scramble, with the injured party hit his head and immediately passed out. He died in the hospital two days later due to the head injuries suffered. The accused and his accomplice fled with the box.

indictment and legal basis

The robbery with death, as is accused in this case, is based on § 251 StGB. This paragraph sees a lifelong imprisonment before or at least 10 years if the perpetrator carelessly causes someone else's death. It is relevant that death must be caused by the robbery or an attempted robbery. An important aspect here is that the victim does not necessarily have to be the robbery and can also be affected. The accused had given a flight ticket to the Dominican Republic the day after the incident. But after his expulsion on April 26, 2025, he was brought back to Germany on April 27, 2025 and arrested at Frankfurt Airport.

The accused has been in custody since then, while investigations against three other people who are pursued separately are still ongoing. The alleged accomplice is already charged.

predatory offenses in Germany

In the context of this tragedy, it is relevant to mention that predatory offenses in Germany according to Statista in 2022, including 29, including 29 Predatory murders. These figures show a decline in the predatory murders over the past 20 years, but the topic of robberies remains explosive, since the educational rate is relatively high for such offenses - it is almost 60%. In 2022, other robberies were also registered, such as 1,060 handbag cases and 628 raids on petrol stations.

Society therefore faces the challenge of reducing these dangerous crimes and serious offenses in its nature and increasing security in public space. While the law enforcement authorities do everything they can to hold the perpetrators into account, awareness of personal security remains an important factor for citizens.