Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fatal Attack on German Train Conductor

A man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for a fatal attack on a train conductor in Germany. The verdict was delivered in Zweibrücken, with the family of the victim still considering the act as murder.

9 Jul, 11:10 — 9 Jul, 11:10

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Germany jails man 10 years for fatal attack on train conductor

A German court on Thursday handed down a 10-year prison sentence to a 26-year-old man who fatally assaulted a train conductor during a ticket inspection in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate five months ago. The court sitting in Zweibrücken found that the man had attacked the conductor after being found without a ticket, hitting the conductor so hard that he later died of a brain haemorrhage. The assailant was found guilty of causing bodily harm resulting in death. The sentence is open...

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