The killing of a Muslim woman in a German court

[editorawais]

Woman killed in courtroom bloodbath was pregnant


A woman stabbed to death in a Dresden courtroom was three months
pregnant, reported German newspaper Bild on Friday.

According to Egyptian newspapers, the woman was Marwa al-Sherbini, a
32-year-old Egyptian national who was suing her attacker after he
insulted her for wearing the Islamic headscarf. The attacker,
identified only as Alex W., was appealing the €780 fine he was ordered
to pay in the libel suit.

Al-Sherbini was the wife of Egyptian academic Elwi Ali-Okaz. He was
also hurt in the incident after he tried to help his wife and is in
critical condition in hospital. Police are now investigating Alex W.
for manslaughter.

“The investigation into this bloody crime is bound to show there are
some indications the suspect was hostile toward foreigners – the signs
are there,â€￾ said Saxony police chief Bernd Merbitz told Bild.

Magdi al-Sayed, press officer at the German embassy in Cairo, said the
case was isolated and did not reflect German attitude towards Muslims.

"It is a criminal act. It has nothing to do with persecution against
Muslims," Sayed told the Egyptian state newspaper The Gazette.

The stabbing happened July 1, just before al-Sherbini was to give her
evidence. During the struggle, other bystanders were also injured and
police fired a shot. Al-Sherbini died in the courtroom.

The 28-year-old attacker was overpowered and is now under
investigation for manslaughter, a spokesman for the Dresden
prosecutor's office said.

Chairman of the German judge federation Christoph Frank is now
demanding that safety and security measures must be brought up to
standard.

“Each individual law court must be examined and security
infrastructure put in place to better protect citizens,â€￾ he said to
the Bild.

The incident recalled a similar scene of courtroom violence in the
Bavarian town of Landshut in April, when a 60-year-old man shot his
sister-in-law before turning the gun on himself, following an
inheritance ruling.
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[mir55]

very sad,this is happening in wild west,very shocking.

[srabon]

very shocking

[admin]

when a girl is beaten in some area of pakistan, whole western media reports and casts the news for days, putting a continuous banner. When it comes to happen such incidents, its a simple news.

[ujala]

very shameful