Lifelong for murder of teacher: custody dispute escalated!

Lifelong for murder of teacher: custody dispute escalated!

A9, Deutschland - A tragic case recently attracted public interest: the murder of 40-year-old teacher Carolin G. on May 10, 2023 on Autobahn 9 between Brück and Beelitz. The Federal Court of Justice in Leipzig has now rejected the revisions of the two perpetrators against their lifelong judgments, which were imposed due to joint murder. This reports Nordkurier and explains that the judgments of the Potsdam Regional Court are now legally binding.

The two men, Björn R. and Benjamin K., murdered Carolin G. Brutal. According to the judgment documents, they had to push the woman onto their hard shoulder with their car and force them to hold. Carolin was shot up close during the attack and showed 19 gunshot wounds. The circumstances of the crime were extremely depressing: it turned out that a violent argument about custody for the child of the teacher and her ex-partner was the trigger for the crime. The judge Bodo Wermelskirchen found that Björn R. had found his accomplices to give the fatal shots.

a life full of conflicts

The relationship between Carolin and Björn R. began via a dating app and led to the birth of a child. After that, the Situation came to a head: there were always conflicts that finally ended in a brutal murder. Björn R. had probably threatened murder several times in the past, which was announced by an ex-partner to the police. The murder itself was informed by careful investigative work in which telecommunications data and testimony were decisive.

The fact that the weapon was never found was particularly shocking. Nevertheless, both the Opel Vectra, which was used for the attack, and various expert reports are part of the procedure. Björn R. and Benjamin K. admitted that he had observed the woman, but knew any responsibility for the shots.

women in danger

This case also throws a highlight of a higher -level problem: violence against women increases alarming. According to a current report by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the figures of the female victims increase in various crimes such as sexual offenses and domestic violence. In 2023, 360 women in Germany were killed by female. Over 80 % of the homicides within partnerships concern women. The public prosecutor increasingly takes measures to offer victims better protection. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has a violence law in the works, which includes mandatory anti-power training and electronic ankle cuffs for bans, as Tagesschau reported.

The case around Carolin G. is a tragic example of the ups and deep human relationships and the terrifying reality of violence against women. While the perpetrators now have to go to prison for their actions, the question remains how long the society can still look away before it trudges fundamental changes in the education and prevention of violence against women.