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Dressed as a cowboy, the suspect entered the courtroom in Thun BE yesterday morning. Robert S. * (57) wears his gray hair in a ponytail. The heels of his cowboy boots click on the flagstone floor. The former businessman does not wear handcuffs and ankles, but a protective mask.
When he took it off, he looked clearly aged. Right at the beginning of the interrogation, the defendant made it clear: “If he remains innocent in custody for 960 days and is locked up for most of the day, he is not doing well.”
The prosecution accuses the Bernese of killing his then-girlfriend Daniela S. * († 41) in Frutigen BE in February 2018. The alleged murderer then set fire to the old house to cover his tracks.
Robert S. protests his innocence
Robert S. denies everything: “I would never have done anything to Daniela! I’ve never used violence to solve a problem in my life. “He almost begs,” I’d like to finally know what happened back then, too.
Friends are also present at the trial. You are convinced: “Robi is innocent!” They even harbor their own theories. He was a womanizer. Besides Daniela, Robi made five other people in the region happy, “says a friend from VIEW and speculates:” These women also had a motive for killing Daniela. ”
To prove Robert S.’s innocence, his defense attorney delves into the bag of legal tricks. Fill the entire morning that was actually planned for the interview with applications. He alleges errors in the procedure. She talks about suicide, refers to private reports and even puts a new suspect at stake: Daniela S.’s landlord. She only increased the insured amount of the house about two months before the fire. She also used a fake alibi. However, the court fired the lawyer.
The victim’s family simply shakes their heads at these theories. The mother of the dead cries when she takes the stage. Her daughter’s relationship was never easy for her: “My husband and Robert used to be co-workers. That’s when I discovered things that I didn’t like at all. ”
One dead – no evidence
The mother and daughter met shortly before the fire. Daniela said that she had separated: “She seemed relaxed and happy!” When the court asked her if the mother trusted the almost-son-in-law to do the deed, she said: “At first no, now yes.”
Allegations and statements by various experts will be published in the coming days. So a trial becomes a challenge: there is no weapon, as there is no confession.
