Ex-boxer from Winnenden in court: threatened with psychiatric placement!

Ex-boxer from Winnenden in court: threatened with psychiatric placement!

A 51-year-old ex-boxer from Winnenden is currently standing before the Stuttgart regional court, where he is accused of a total of 25 crimes. These include 11 counts of bodily harm, threatening acts, property damage and trespassing. The defendant is currently in the Center for Psychiatry (ZfP) in Winnenden, while the public prosecutor's office has applied for protective proceedings for longer detention. The incidents that took place between May and November of the previous year are sometimes shocking.

The crimes listed include punching a man over an alleged debt, punching another man in the chest to get a cell phone back and physically attacking a nursing assistant. Destruction of furniture and threats against nursing staff were also noted. Property damage was also documented for throwing a chair at an employee at the Haus der Gesundheit in Schwäbisch Gmünd and for damaging a traffic sign. The highlights of the terror were an attack on a doctor in an emergency shelter, which caused damage worth 800 euros by destroying a window.

Legal basis of accommodation

As the psychotherapeutic specialist website eph-psychiatrie.de describes, compulsory admission to psychiatric hospitals in the criminal context takes place under the term correctional measures or forensics. According to the provisions of the Criminal Code (StGB), the requirements for such placement are clearly regulated. According to Section 63 of the Criminal Code, placement in a psychiatric hospital can be ordered if a person is incapable of guilt or has reduced culpability and a significant illegal act is to be expected.

This could also apply to the defendant, who states that he is well adjusted to his medication and cannot remember many of the allegations. The next day of the hearing is scheduled for June 23, when the defendant intends to speak in person. It is also being discussed whether some of the allegations could potentially be dismissed due to their minor nature.

Outlook for the negotiation

A total of five more days of trial are scheduled, with a verdict expected to be reached on July 22nd. The legal framework in Germany for compulsory accommodation is striking in an international comparison, as the rate of compulsory accommodation is over 17 percent and is therefore high by European standards. While in countries like Portugal the rate is only 3.2 percent, Sweden shows an extreme divergence at 30 percent.

Given the seriousness of the charges and the defendant's possible mental illness, the discussion surrounding his detention and the associated legal action will be closely monitored. The architecture of the relevant psychiatric facilities plays an important role in that it takes into account both the legal rights of patients and the necessary security measures.