DRESDEN: German prosecutors say a psychiatric expert has determined that a man being tried for the fatal courtroom stabbing of a pregnant Egyptian woman can be held criminally responsible.
Prosecutor Frank Heinrich said the finding emerged from closed-door testimony at the Dresden state court Thursday. Oliver Wallasch, a lawyer for co-plaintiffs, said the expert found no indications of mental illness.
Defendant Alexander Wiens has acknowledged carrying out the attack in July on 31-year-old Marwa Al-Sherbini but insists he didn t plan the assault.
The stabbing happened during a hearing over a complaint Al-Sherbini filed against Wiens accusing him of insulting her with racial slurs.
He faces charges of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm. -AP
