https://politi.dk/oestjyllands-poli...aars-faengsel-efter-groft-overfald/2023/04/25
A 33-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday at the Court in Aarhus for attempted manslaughter by hitting and stabbing a 53-year-old man in the head and neck with a broken bottle outside a bodega in Aarhus Midtby.
The 33-year-old, who is a Somali citizen, was also expelled by Denmark with an entry ban for 12 years.
The violent assault took place in the early hours of December 4 last year after some disagreements had arisen between the two.
The 33-year-old waited outside the bodega after their controversy, and here he stabbed the 53-year-old repeatedly with the broken bottle. The assault only stopped when some witnesses pulled the 33-year-old away. Subsequently, the 53-year-old was treated for serious injuries to the neck and scalp.
The police were called, and shortly after the incident, the 33-year-old was arrested and remanded in custody in the case.
On Tuesday, he was sentenced at the Court in Aarhus, which agreed with the prosecution that he should be sentenced for attempted murder – and not just serious violence.
“When you purposefully attack another person and stab him in the throat several times, you must know that there is an imminent risk that it could end in death, and the victim also suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. The case was strong because of witness statements and, not least, video surveillance from the nightlife, which documented how the assault took place,” says special prosecutor Dorthe Lysgaard.
The 33-year-old admitted the assault, but denied that it was an attempted murder. He appealed the sentence.
A 33-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday at the Court in Aarhus for attempted manslaughter by hitting and stabbing a 53-year-old man in the head and neck with a broken bottle outside a bodega in Aarhus Midtby.
The 33-year-old, who is a Somali citizen, was also expelled by Denmark with an entry ban for 12 years.
The violent assault took place in the early hours of December 4 last year after some disagreements had arisen between the two.
The 33-year-old waited outside the bodega after their controversy, and here he stabbed the 53-year-old repeatedly with the broken bottle. The assault only stopped when some witnesses pulled the 33-year-old away. Subsequently, the 53-year-old was treated for serious injuries to the neck and scalp.
The police were called, and shortly after the incident, the 33-year-old was arrested and remanded in custody in the case.
On Tuesday, he was sentenced at the Court in Aarhus, which agreed with the prosecution that he should be sentenced for attempted murder – and not just serious violence.
“When you purposefully attack another person and stab him in the throat several times, you must know that there is an imminent risk that it could end in death, and the victim also suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. The case was strong because of witness statements and, not least, video surveillance from the nightlife, which documented how the assault took place,” says special prosecutor Dorthe Lysgaard.
The 33-year-old admitted the assault, but denied that it was an attempted murder. He appealed the sentence.
