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It is the fourth day of the trial at the Oberland regional court in Thun BE. The great appearance of the prosecutor is approaching. The alleged murderer Robert Schmid (57) sits restlessly in his chair. He has one leg outstretched and nervously moves it up and down. You know you won’t have good hair today.
The prosecutor accuses the former Bernese Oberland businessman of having killed his then-girlfriend Daniela S. * († 41) in Frutigen BE in February 2018. In order not to be caught, he then set his house on fire and thus disturbed the peace of the death of your partner.
No solid evidence
In recent days, various experts and witnesses have ruled in court on the drama of the deadly fire. During these interrogations it became increasingly clear that in this case exactly nothing is clear.
The cause of death could be, for example, a drug cocktail, an accident or even a suicide. However, the expert cannot rule out a serious head injury due to a gunshot to the head or blunt force with an object. He even sees this as probable, but there is no trace of a murder weapon. Fire experts are also not sure if there really was an arson.
Prosecutor pleads guilty
While the accused insists on his innocence, the prosecutor pleads guilty. She lists nine pieces of evidence that lead her to this conviction.
On the one hand, it refers to the behavior of the 57-year-old man before the fire. Since February 8, the defendants had behaved in a conspicuous and strange manner. He told several friends that Daniela was hurt. However, he sometimes claimed a head injury while walking a dog and sometimes a shoulder injury after a horse riding accident. The alleged hospital appointments never took place.
Did Robert Schmid want to hide the traces on his cell phone?
Because the deceased was not actually active on her cell phone for some time after February 8, the prosecutor assumes that she was murdered that day. According to the forensic medical report, this is possible. In the following days, the defendant is said to have used her cell phone to cover up the death. The prosecutor justifies this assumption with a text message to Daniela S’s superior: “She used to write in dialect, that was the first time in standard German.”
It is also noted that the defendant turned off his own telephone on February 8, at the time of the fire. The flight to France immediately after the fire and his silence during questioning also stressed Robert Schmid, according to the prosecutor.
Prosecutor asks for 17 years in prison
The main reason is the difficult relationship with the 41-year-old. “The accused had the opportunity, the means and the motive to commit the murder and set the fire,” said the prosecutor. “The evidence is overwhelming in its totality. The mosaic gives a coherent and almost complete overall picture. “
She demands a 17-year prison sentence for the gun fanatic. In addition, you must fully bear the procedural costs. Attorney for the victim’s family and Robert Schmid’s defense attorney will testify until Friday. The verdict will come next week.
