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Dresden tragedy
Former Russian German killed a Muslim woman for 780 euros
Last weekend in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, many hundreds of people took part in mourning events in memory of the Egyptian Marwa Sherbini. Earlier this month, the 31-year-old pregnant woman was attacked in a local court where her case was being reheard. For the first time, Marva went to court with a complaint about insults against her last year. Her abuser was a 28-year-old German of Russian origin who moved to Germany from Perm in 2003.An Egyptian woman, wearing a Muslim headscarf—hijab—on the playground once asked him to clear a swing for her three-year-old son. In response, Alex V. (it is forbidden to give the full name of those under investigation in Germany) cursed Marva dirty and also called her an “Islamist” and a “terrorist.” The court of first instance sentenced him to a fine of 780 euros.
Alex V. and his lawyer did not agree with this and filed an appeal. They insisted on the verdict being overturned. The retrial ended in a bloody tragedy. Unexpectedly, during the trial, the defendant jumped up and stabbed the Egyptian woman 18 times. Marwa's husband tried to protect his wife. The tragedy in court occurred in front of their three-year-old son. The father of the family is in critical condition in the hospital. A security officer mistook the Egyptian as the instigator of the stabbing and shot him. Marwa Sherbini, a pharmacist from Alexandria, came to Germany with her child and husband, who received a research fellowship at one of the local research centers.
Last Saturday, a memorial event under the slogan “White Roses for Marva” was held at the Dresden Town Hall with the participation of famous politicians and public figures. Then a peaceful funeral procession passed through the city streets. As a representative of the prosecutor's office said, investigative measures in the murder case are in full swing - most likely the process will begin at the end of this year. Immediately after the tragedy, while still in the courtroom, the defendant named hatred of foreigners as the motive for his crime.
“This was clearly a manifestation of xenophobia on the part of a fanatical lone criminal,” said Dresden prosecutor Christian Avenerius, who is leading the case. He criticized the local press for the “haste” with which it made known to the general public the curses of a Russian German against the Muslim woman he killed. All this caused a sharp reaction of protest not only in Marwa’s homeland - Egypt, but also in other Muslim countries, in particular Iran. In Tehran, about 150 young people gathered at the entrance to the German embassy chanted “Death to Germany” and “Death to Europe,” and Iranian media called Marwa Sherbini a “martyr of the hijab.” The German Ambassador to Tehran was invited for a conversation to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, where he was given a corresponding introduction.