I had not checked on the developments in this case for a while... happy to see the news about the conviction, but the details of the crime are horrible. Kudos to the German Police for working so hard to bring the case to court and secure a conviction.
March 15, 2024
The Court in Aachen sentenced Manfred G. to life in prison for the murder of Dorota Galuszka in 2016. The defense will appeal the verdict.
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Manfred G (42), the murderer of Dorota (29) from Süsterseel, has been sentenced to life in prison by the Court in Aachen. The verdict on Friday outlined in detail how Dorota was murdered.
That happened on 18 October 2016. Husband Manfred G. had a heated argument with his wife prior to the fatal day, according to the Court. The Court agrees with a reconstruction based on interrogations, witness statements, text messages, forensic investigation and more than 90 hours of wiretap recordings.
Dorota wanted a divorce and planned to live in southern Germany with her lover and son. G. had been informed of the extramarital affair by his wife. He then followed her with GPS devices and tried to put spyware on her phone.
Prior to the murder, there was a serious incident. Dorota was pushed down a flight of stairs in her home in the Annastrasse. She was injured as a result and told G. there would be consequences. The court is convinced that this triggered the murder plan in him.
Anger over WhatsApp messages between Dorota and her lover may also have played a role. They discussed a night they had spent together and shared photos of each other.
The messages stopped at 10.12pm on 18 October 2016.
Years later, two undercover agents won the convict's trust. G., who thought he was dealing with criminals, recounted, ‘She wanted to take away my son, I broke her neck’.’ He later declared he had ‘made mincemeat of Dorota’.
On audio recordings, he says he approached his wife from behind. He allegedly pulled a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her. This did not succeed. Then Dorota, who screamed one more time and was heard by neighbours, was strangled. G. said he wrapped the body in plastic and hid it in an unknown location.
Later, the remains were cut into pieces and hidden in the house in Süsterseel. According to doctors, the larynx was cut out in order to conceal the cause of death. Dorota was finally found at the end of August 2023 in a barn in Gillrath, 10 kilometres from Schinveld. There, G. had moved in with his new girlfriend.
G.‘s lawyer Harald Bex argued that someone else could have committed the murder and placed the body at G.’s residence. The judge: ‘You may try telling that to the cat, but not to this court.’ Bex will appeal.
Dorota's family reacted briefly. ‘We can start saying our goodbyes to her.’
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