Husband acquitted after suspicion of murder: puzzles about missing mother!

Husband acquitted after suspicion of murder: puzzles about missing mother!

Genua, Italien - The case of the missing double mother during a cruise remains unclear. The Court of Appeal in Rome recently lifted the prison sentence against husband Daniel B. because it lacked clear evidence. Daniel B., 53 years old and from Eberswalde, Brandenburg, has been living in Ireland for several years. The family, including the two children, then 4 and 6 years old, began their trip at MSC Magnifica in February 2017. The wife, 36 years old, was last seen on February 10, 2017 in Genoa.

Daniel B. claims that his wife had moved away from him and the children in Genoa. The body of the still missing woman has not yet been found. Daniel B. was arrested at Ciampino in Rome on February 20, 2017 after the public prosecutor suspected him killed his wife and disposed of the body in the sea. However, a female body found in 2017 of Asian origin, which was discovered in a suitcase near Rimini, turned out to be the missing woman.

a lengthy process

at the end of May 2024 Daniel B. was sentenced to 26 years in prison in absence, while the public prosecutor's office had asked for 24 years. He continues to assert his innocence and refers to his wife's earlier land ends as possible clues. There was speculation about a possible marriage crisis and depression of the woman in public, but the evidence process showed no clear evidence. After his return to Ireland, Daniel B. expressed that his wife may have been killed because she "knew something".

Whether the case with the judgment of the Court of Appeal is considered to be concluded remains unclear. The difficulties that occur in this case and in many similar cases illustrate the challenges associated with the disappearance of people during cruises.

cruises and the disappearance of passengers

Although many holidaymakers use cruises to relax and relax, there are also numerous unexplained missing cases on these ships. According to Munich's defense lawyer Alexander Stevens, there are many such cases on board. The difficulties in finding missing people are serious: ships have a turning circle of several kilometers, and corpses are often chopped or eaten by fishing by the ship's screw.

Every year, more than 20 people disappear from cruise ships worldwide. Ross Klein, Professor of Maritime Studies, has documented a total of 315 missing persons since 2000. The causes of disappearance are varied and range from suicides to accidents to alcohol abuse. In about 30% of cases there is no evidence of the fate of the missing persons.

A well -known example is the case of Daniel Küblböck, which disappeared from Hamburg to New York in 2018 and was declared dead in 2021. Another tragic case concerns the US rock star Taime Downe, whose fiancee fell overboard in March during a cruise. Your family does not believe in an accident, which stirs up the suspicion of a possible cover -up.

The circumstances of such events have meant that various shipping companies, including MSC Cruises, have launched additional security measures. Despite these measures, however, there are still considerable defects in the international emergency system, which delays the reaction to missing persons.

A court indicated that the legal framework is not sufficient to ensure that the safety of the passengers appropriately. The US Congress passed the "Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act" in 2010 with the aim of tightening the punishments for delayed reports from missing people.

It remains to be seen how the case of Daniel B. will develop and which teachings from the repeated tragedies can be drawn on cruises in order to increase the safety of passengers.