- A baby was injured so tightly in the Aargau in 2022 that it caused permanent brain damage.
- This week the parents stand before the Brugg district court.
- Among other things, the father has to answer for attempted, intentional killing.
- The process takes three days; The judgment is expected on Friday.
The process, which the majority of lay judges at the Aargau district court employs this week, is not easy for everyone involved. It is about violence and abuse of children, including a baby.
The father has to answer for attempted, intentional killing and serious assault in court, the mother due to multiple violation of care and educational obligation. The criminal complaint for the father is comparatively high. For him, the public prosecutor’s office demands 18 years and 8 months of imprisonment, for the mother 20 months in prison.
The public is excluded from the process. Media may report, without indication of the age or gender of the children. The district court decided in advance.
Baby seriously injured
It is about several incidents. In October 2022, the baby did not want to drink repeatedly according to the public prosecutor. That made the father angry. He was alone with the baby at the place of residence.
He came up and off the infant that was on the mattress four to five times so that his head was thrown forward and back several times “. He continued to support himself on the baby’s chest, “so that his breath was restricted”.
The incidents in Aargau have injured a baby so badly that it takes life away for life. In court, father and mother have to answer for various incidents.
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When he later noticed that the child became passed out, he went to the hospital. The baby was transferred to the Zurich Children’s Hospital because of the poor condition. It had to be artificially ventilated and was in direct danger to life in accordance with the public prosecutor.
The baby survived but wore lasting brain damage. The child is severely visually impaired, impaired in development and will remain severely impaired for life.
The accused speaks of short circuit
The father often cried during the survey and said that he could not explain the baby’s broken ribs. In the incident in October 2022, he spoke of a “short circuit” and “overwhelming”.
The child is in an institution. According to his own statements, the father sees it three times a week.
The accusation of the public prosecutor’s office: The man knowingly and deliberately knew that the violent pounding caused the serious injuries to the head that can lead to death. Before that, the father became violent towards the baby.
Expert estimates situation
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In front of the Brugg district court, an expert appeared at the beginning of the trial who had to assess where the injuries came from. The baby had several breaks of ribs, feet and bogus.
Could a sibling up and down on the sofa cause such retinal injuries in the baby? Could the injuries come from a fall?
He does not assume, the appraiser comes to the end. “It needs violence.” Bleeding of the retina and brain bleeding happened due to a shaking.
In addition, the father and mother would have accused her older child to be responsible for the baby’s injuries. “They knew that it was not punishable due to age, but accepted it that it was exposed to these accusations.”
Mother is said to have violated the duty of care
The mother is accused of violating her duty of care. She had ignored ill -treatment several times in the form of broken bones. The baby suffered several broken bones in various incidents and the pain with frequent wines has been shown, says the public prosecutor.
Sexual actions with children?
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In addition to allegations of violence, there are also other offenses in the room.
The parents have carried out multiple sexual acts with their older child, says the public prosecutor. Among other things, you turned videos about it. Therefore, the public prosecutor calls for the man to ban an activity with minors.
The proposals of the defense only follow. The presumption of innocence applies. The judgment is expected on Friday.
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