Overview

• The 93-year-old bedridden resident was killed in her room at a Gotha care home in July 2024, with evidence of strangulation found on her neck.
• Judges concluded the defendant, then 19 and on duty at the facility, exploited the victim’s helplessness.
• Prosecutors sought a seven-year youth sentence, while the defense argued for acquittal.
• The presiding judge cited the defendant’s ongoing development and disrupted personal history as reasons to use juvenile law rather than adult sentencing.
• The ruling is not yet final, and authorities have not disclosed any motive.