Rupperswil quadruple murder trial: Canton police forensic scientist acquitted – Canton (Aargau) – Aargau

More than four and a half years ago, Thomas N. brutally killed four people in Rupperswil. The author has been ultimately convicted and is in custody. However, there was another trial in connection with the quadruple murder before the Baden District Court on Monday. The chief coroner of the Aargau canton police was sitting in the dock.

The prosecution charges the 64-year-old man with multiple violations of official secrecy and multiple attempts to incite false testimony. The police officer is said to have disclosed knowledge of the perpetrators after the quadruple murder.

He is said to have told two people in his family that Thomas N. cut the throats of the victims. Information that the police authorities did not make public until the first trial against Thomas N. The media reported only stab wounds and cuts. No further details were deliberately released.

Several procedures were opened

But in the course of the investigation, people suddenly mentioned that they had heard that the victims had been slit their throats. The prosecution listened carefully and questioned several people. One of them, let’s call him Stephan, said that at a family Christmas party a few days after the quadruple murder, he told people how the victims had been killed.

He had the information of his mother-in-law or his wife at the time. Picante: The mother-in-law is the partner of the chief coroner; However, the mother and daughter stated that they had never told their son-in-law or husband that the victims had their throats cut.

So Stephan was initially a target of the judiciary. In 2018 he appeared in Lenzburg District Court for false testimony. He was acquitted on the principle of “in dubio pro reo”.

For the chief medical examiner, Stephan’s acquittal meant that his procedures, which had been suspended in the meantime, would be resumed.

In addition to the violation of official secrecy, the prosecution accuses the police of trying to incite Stephen’s son to make a false statement. He should remain vague during the interrogation and say that he no longer knows exactly anything, according to the prosecution. The prosecutor demanded a conditional fine of 270 daily rates and a fine of 3,000 francs for the defendants.

The defendant’s lawyer demanded the full acquittal of his client. Who got what insider information and how is left in the dark. For example, it could also be that someone has overheard a phone call.

He was on duty 24 hours a day after the murder.

The chief coroner calmly responded to the questions of the president of the court. He seemed composed and said that he liked being a policeman and that he lived for his job, which he had been doing for 40 years. On December 21, 2015, he had to move to Rupperswil at noon. After that, he worked uninterruptedly until December 24.

He’s only home to shower and change clothes. It is true that he was at the forefront and was one of the first to be informed of new findings. However, it was clear to him from the start that the type of murder involved knowledge of the perpetrator and therefore secret information. He only spoke of details with specialists in the professional field.

Even so, the chief coroner cannot rule out that the information that the victims had been slaughtered came from him. He made many phone calls during this time. And although he has always tried, not only in Rupperswil’s case, to make sure that no one can hear, he cannot rule out that he was once distracted. If so, you are very sorry.

Several witnesses testified again Monday before the Baden District Court. The court appreciated his statements and concluded that neither party was more credible than the other. This ultimately led to a full acquittal based on the principle “in case of doubt for the accused”.

The fact that the type of murder was known does not mean that the events of the prosecution have happened in that way, said the president of the court. It is not enough to say that there is no other way.

The quadruple murder in Rupperswil: