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Horror: a couple was shot in the head and dismembered in Budapest
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Norbert K., a Slovakian national, and his Hungarian partner Zsolt H. are accused of shooting dead a Slovakian man and his girlfriend in a Budapest apartment six and a half years ago, then dismembering and burying the bodies. Now, their trial has started.
The beginning of the trial
On Wednesday, the trial of the two men started with a preparatory session at the Metropolitan Court. According to information from the Metropolitan Court, neither the two man, nor their female co-accused admitted their guilt during their hearing. The two men are accused of premeditated murder, aggravated assault and attempted criminal damage to property. The woman is accused of money-laundering, 24.hu reports.
The sentences
The prosecutor’s office has asked for life sentences for the two men, but has also made a moderate proposal for the Slovakian in case he pleads guilty to all charges and waives his right to trial at yesterday’s preparatory session. In this case, the man could have been released on parole after 35 years, but he did not wish to take up this option.
In the case of the Hungarian man, Zsolt H., the prosecution did not make a moderate motion because he was already sentenced to life imprisonment in Pécs last year in another case. There, he was charged for armed robbery and other crimes. This means that he cannot even be released on parole under the law if proven guilty. Zsolt H.’s girlfriend, who is accused of money laundering, was sentenced to three years in prison and banned from public office for three years.
Background
The victim, a Slovak national, was sentenced to prison in Slovakia in autumn 2014. The Slovakian man escaped from prison to Hungary and in January 2015 rented an apartment in District XIII in January 2015, using another name and personal details. He intended to cover the costs of his hiding in Hungary with large sums of cash and investment gold. To this end, he instructed his 43-year-old Slovak acquaintance, K. Norbert, as his confidant, to open a bank account in his name and rent him a safe deposit box.