Marwa al-Sherbini -

Life sentence for Dresden courtroom murderer

researcher14 years ago14 years ago02 mins

Alex W., the man who stabbed pregnant Egyptian pharmacist Marwa al-Sherbini to death in a courtroom in Dresden in July, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. The judge imposed the harshest possible sentence under the German system by ruling that W. will not be eligible for parole after 15 years. International attention to…

0 Shares

Trial against xenophobic courtroom murderer of Marwa al-Sherbini to start Monday

researcher15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

Under tight security, a man stands trial in Dresden on Monday for the murder of a pregnant Egyptian woman that stoked anger against Germany and its media in her home country and the wider Muslim world. The defendant, for legal reasons named only as Alex W, is accused of stabbing to death Marwa al-Sherbini on…

0 Shares