Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Kothen and the Dead German Guy

I essayed a piece about four days ago, over a German guy who died in Kothen on Sunday.  Two Afghan guys were detained/arrested over the death, and the authorities have been busy explaining the perceived facts to the case.

So, this aggressive act started when three Afghan guys got into a conversation with a now-pregnant gal in some city park.  No one explains what the conversation was really about, or what kind of friction started this.  But along comes the guy who apparently got her pregnant, and his brother (the brother is a known character for right-wing causes in Kothen....if that matters in this story).

What the authorities hint at....is that the guy with the pregnant gal (the German guy)....wasn't healthy and had some kind of heart condition.  This is not really explained by anyone much.

A heated discussion follows.

At least one (maybe two) of the Afghan guys do something to push the sickly German guy to the ground.  Maybe a shuffle....maybe a push.  There's a kick or two by the two Afghan dudes.

The unhealthy German guy goes into some kind of cardiac arrest, and ends up dead (no one is clear if it's there or at the hospital).

The doctors all sign off that the assault or kicks....had nothing to do with the heart attack.  I read through four different sources of news (regional, state, national), and they all say basically the same thing.

There are charges of some type on the two Afghan guys, but I would guess they are no more than plain assault.

The public buying off on the doctor's certificate and the authorities statement?  Well....I'm not sure about this.  Typically, if you start a fight (at least in Germany) and the victim guy of the situation dies, you are in some type of homicide charge.  Maybe a lesser charge, but if your act caused the death....you don't get bypassed on your contribution.  So this is a confusing episode and I think the general public simply will not buy off on this explanation.

A good example would be you cause a car accident and the other guy dies later from injuries.  Or you cause some public riot where two people die.....there's going to be some homicide charges written up (it won't be murder).

So, if you see Kothen brought up via the German news.....that's the basis of the story.  Course, what caused this heated discussion to start up anyway?  Well....that's totally unknown.

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