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Miscellaneous See other Miscellaneous Articles Title: Man tells court it was dog who strangled wife A German man suspected of strangling his wife has pointed the finger at the family dog instead, saying the Labrador could have smothered her to death by accident. The 50-year-old man was convicted of manslaughter after his wife was found strangled to death in their bathroom in Düsseldorf November 2010, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Monday. But his conviction was overruled by a federal court which said that the fact the woman was strangled for several minutes did not necessarily on its own mean she was killed intentionally, and now the case is being heard again – complete with a witness who is an expert on dogs. The man’s lawyer said he and his wife had been drinking heavily on the night she died – he had a blood alcohol level of 3.4 parts per thousand when police arrived at their house. He said the woman had fallen over in the bathroom and her husband had been unable to lift her up. He had given her a pillow and blanket and gone to bed, to find her dead the following afternoon. Their 35-kilo dog must have smothered her, the lawyer argued, saying it was well-known that they sometimes kill their own puppies this way by accident. The man said he only realised she had died at around 4 p.m., having got up, taken the dog for a walk and talked with his mother on the phone. But Hans-Hermann Sangen told the court it was unfair to make the dog the scapegoat in the case. The expert from the Labrador club in Velbert, said adults could not be put in danger by one of the dogs. He said newborns could be accidentally smothered by one of the animals if they snuggled up to them, but that adults could not. The case continues. The Local/hc Poster Comment: From among comments: by The-ex-pat I always blame the dog, but like this court, my wife also does not believe me.............. by mikel taylor @jeff10 I'm thinking that the dog and the man are now better friends than ever, seems the dog solved the man's problem. or the man solved the dog's problem which ever is true Problem solved. I think the simpler method would have been divorce court. The real problem is alcohol @ 3.4% He probably doesn't remember what happened. and the dog is keeping quiet. by MichaSeifert-Weiss @MikelTaylor 3.4 parts per thousand is .034%, not 3.4%, and at .034% he remembers what happened very well! My goodness, there is a real problem when stupid people are in control of the legal system to give a chance for this liar and killer to waste taxes and mock the law and society. There is a vaste difference between a dog lying on an adult's lap and lying across an adult's HEAD! And does any normal, intelligent person with an IQ score over 85 believe there is ANY possibility this man could be telling the truth when he denies killing his wife after admitting to strangling her? Put a pillow under her head and gave her a blanket mein Arsch! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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