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Austrian resident in Nigeria Xmas murder

Rose Aifuwa, a permanent resident of Austria originally from Benin, was murdered by her former lover in Nigeria on Christmas day.

Published: 27 December 2014 15:39 CET
Austrian resident in Nigeria Xmas murder
Benin City, Nigeria. Photo: GroundTruth.in

Police in Edo State in Nigeria arrested a middle-aged man known as Festus Aimufua, for the alleged murder of Aifuwa in the early hours of December 25th, according to a report in the Information Nigeria web site.

According to the National Mirror, Aifuwa was visiting Nigeria to celebrate Christmas and New Year with her family.  She allegedly got in contact with Aimufua, a spare parts dealer who apparently owed a large sum of money for shipping vehicle parts to Nigeria.

Her former lover then allegedly violently murdered her, then dumped her corpse on Upper Mission Street in Benin City in Nigeria.

Police in Edo State Crime Investigation Department are currently investigating the murder, and are searching for an accomplice as a witness to the murder.

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Austrian court approves incest rapist Fritzl’s transfer to regular jail

An Austrian court said Tuesday it had approved the transfer of incest rapist Josef Fritzl to a regular jail as the 89-year-old was now unlikely to commit a crime.

Published: 15 May 2024 11:37 CEST
Austrian court approves incest rapist Fritzl's transfer to regular jail

Fritzl, who has changed his name, repeatedly raped his daughter he locked in a cellar for over 24 years, fathering seven children with her.

Served with a life sentence in 2019, Fritzl has been held in jail for the mentally ill who pose a high degree of danger in Krems, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Vienna.

In a ruling published Tuesday, the Krems regional court said Fritzl “can be transferred… to normal detention” since he “no longer poses a danger that requires placement” in a jail psychiatric unit.

It noted Fritzl’s “advanced dementia and physical decline” and said he was “no longer likely to commit a criminal offence with serious consequences”.

It also set a 10-year probation period.

READ ALSO: Could Austria’s notorious incest rapist Josef Fritzl one day be released?

The decision confirms an initial ruling in January, which was overturned by a higher court in March after prosecutors appealed.

Monday’s ruling follows a hearing on April 30, where updated findings by psychiatric experts were presented.

The verdict can still be appealed within the next two weeks.

Contacted by AFP, Fritzl’s lawyer, Astrid Wagner, called the ruling “a big success”, adding that she doesn’t expect prosecutors to appeal.

“Fritzl could be transferred as soon as the appeal period of two weeks has lapsed,” Wagner said, adding that she would apply for a conditional release from jail by 2025.

Fritzl was jailed for the murder by neglect of a newborn baby he fathered with his daughter Elisabeth while holding her in the specially-built basement of his house.

He was also found guilty of incest, sequestration, grievous assault and 3,000 instances of rape.

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