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Tightrope artist Freddy Nock is standing in front of the Aargau Superior Court on Tuesday. At the end of 2019, the Zofingen District Court sentenced him to a partial prison term of two and a half years for the attempted murder of his wife Ximena Nock.
According to the ruling, Nock was to serve 10 of the 30 months, and the district court granted him conditional execution for 20 months. Due to the risk of flight and repetition, the judges ordered detention for security reasons: Nock was taken to prison directly from the courtroom. A week later, the 55-year-old was released at the behest of the higher court appeals board.
Children witnessed
The alleged acts, which date back to 2008, involve domestic violence. The woman had not filed a complaint at the time. Only after the divorce were the allegations raised as part of the custody dispute for her son.
As in most domestic violence cases, there is testimony against testimony. There were only witnesses to one incident in March 2013: children from the couple’s previous relationships had heard the noises of the outbreak of violence in the next room.
Head hits the wall
That night, after the gala at the Swiss awards ceremony, the family stayed at a hotel in Zurich. The couple, who were not yet married at the time, had an argument, as they used to do. According to the prosecution, the defendant hit the woman’s head against the wall several times.
When she lay down on the bed, he pressed a pillow to her face with both hands. Only when she pretended to be dead did he let her go. In this case, the district court returned a guilty verdict for attempted murder.
Both the prosecution and the defense filed appeals shortly after the verdict. The prosecutor had asked for convictions on other charges and a prison term of seven and a half years. The defense attorney requested acquittal; the facts are not adequately documented. (SDA)
