Cruel crime: process for the death of a 19-year-old in Nienburg

A 43-year-old man from the Nienburg district has to answer for a help for human trafficking. The focus of the procedure is the tragic case of a 19-year-old woman, whose body was discovered on a concrete slab in the Weser at Balge. The young woman was forced to prostitution and suffered from serious mental illnesses.

The accused is said to have been responsible for contact between a pimp and a buyer. The indictment assumed that he should have noticed the mentally unstable state of the 19-year-old. In the trial, the accused silent, while a friend who was supposed to testify as a witness was initially not published and was later demonstrated by the police.

Details on the procedure and the previous judgments

The witness reported a meeting with the 19-year-old in a basement where she was confused and confused. Although she could not confirm that the woman had consumed a lot of alcohol, the use of narcotics was confirmed. In the process, evidence was also rejected because the judge considered the questioning of the already convicted pimp unsuitable. This had previously been sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison.

The 19-year-old's body was found on April 29, 2020 in the lock canal near Balge. Media reported in detail about the case that triggered great dismay. In December 2023, judgments against several defendants were already felled: the main defendant received a prison sentence of seven years and nine months, a co -accused was sentenced to two and a half years and another accomplice for three and a half years in prison.

In addition, it was announced that the alleged main perpetrator, a 41-year-old man, may expect up to eight years in prison for severe forced prostitution, rape and attempted sexual coercion. The 54-year-old accomplice is said to be three years and nine months, while a 40-year accomplice was convicted for two years and nine months in prison.

The exact circumstances of the 19-year-old death remain unclear, the autopsy could not find a clear cause of death. Nevertheless, the actions of the accused are classified as "cruel and inhumane", with the public prosecutor's office applied for lifelong imprisonment for attempted murder through failure and human trafficking. The judgments in this procedure are not yet final.