Will Alex W. be convicted to "life in prison"?
"DRESDEN, Germany — A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison."
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Prosecutors say Alexander W. smuggled a 7-inch (18-centimeter) kitchen knife into the courtroom and stabbed al-Sherbini repeatedly in front of her husband, 3-year-old son and eight courtroom officials.
Al-Sherbini was killed while giving court evidence against the Russian-born attacker who was convicted of defamation for having called her a "terrorist", "slut" and "Islamist" during an altercation when she asked him to make room to let her son go on the swings at a playground.
The attack has outraged Muslims, who dubbed al-Sherbini "the headscarf martyr" and lambasted it as evidence of Islamophobia in Europe.
Dresden prosecutors have said the defendant was driven by a "hatred of non-Europeans and Muslims," according to the indictment. If convicted, Alexander W. could face life in prison. The trial is scheduled to last until Nov. 11.
In al-Sherbini's home city of Alexandria, in Egypt, dozens of supporters, friends and family members gathered for a rally demanding justice in the German case.
The protesters held photos of al-Sherbini and small banners in both Arabic and English calling for "justice ... punishment."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLVEj9NpxSbA9S_Qg4F4N-S48GCgD9BJ0CI80
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,657405,00.html
http://www.marwaelsherbiny.com
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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: please settle "Yes"
Man guilty of courtroom killing of Egyptian woman
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kruijs: please settle "Yes"
Man guilty of courtroom killing of Egyptian woman
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: "DRESDEN, Germany — A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison."
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Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for a man who admitted to fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German court in a case that triggered outrage across the Muslim world.
Prosecutor Frank Heinrich said in closing arguments in Dresden state court that the suspect acted out of hatred for foreigners and deserved to be convicted and given the maximum penalty.
"It's clear that his motive was hatred for Muslims," Heinrich told the panel of judges. "Like a maniacal, cold-blooded killer, he started stabbing the woman and her husband, who was trying to protect her."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLVEj9NpxSbA9S_Qg4F4N-S48GCgD9BS1B2G0
A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
The Dresden state court said in its ruling Wednesday that because of the particularly brutal nature of the crime defendant Alexander Wiens would also not be eligible for early release.
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