The parents were accused of the crime of torment, for which the law provides for a prison sentence of up to three years. But on Tuesday, a medical expert had his say. The many broken bones were certainly not caused by “clumsy” handling of the baby, and a fall from the changing table is also not a plausible explanation. “It takes a lot of force to cause these injuries in an infant,” the expert concluded.
Because this raises the suspicion that the parents deliberately injured their little son seriously on the body, the single judge declared himself incompetent. Because a jury panel has to decide on the allegation of intentional serious bodily harm. The decision is not yet final, neither the defense nor the public prosecutor have made a statement as to whether they want to appeal.
The father is 26 years old and comes from Bangladesh, the mother (24) is Austrian. The man brought his baby to the ambulance in May 2020 because of swelling in his thigh. Numerous broken bones “of different ages” were found in the hospital. A doctor lodged a complaint with the police.
The two accused had denied having abused their child. They didn’t even notice the serious injuries, they claimed in the proceedings. A forensic psychiatrist considers both parents to be of sound mind. However, the father is very pedantic and tends towards aggression when something unexpected happens. The mother suffers from an intellectual disability.
Source: Nachrichten
