Symbol copyright EPA Image caption Abdul D was once tried in a juvenile court docket within the south-western city of Landau
A German courtroom has sentenced an Afghan migrant to eight and a part years for killing his 15-12 months-vintage ex-girlfriend.
Abdul D, as he is known, admitted to stabbing Mia V to dying in Kandel in December.
Prosecutors consider he acted out of jealousy after Mia, a German citizen, broke up with him.
The case sparked nationwide outrage, resulting in far-proper teams retaining anti-migrant protests.
Demonstrations have also gripped the city of Chemnitz, after a fatal stabbing related to migrants remaining month.
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What came about to Mia?
Mia dated Abdul for a number of months ahead of finishing the connection a few weeks ahead of her demise, prosecutors mentioned.
She was stabbed seven occasions with a kitchen knife outside a shop on 27 December.
She and her folks had prior to now long past to the police approximately Abdul’s harassing and dangerous behaviour.
The homicide trial used to be held behind closed doorways in a juvenile court, where prosecutors sought a maximum term of 10 years.
The Afghan mentioned he used to be 15 on the time, however knowledgeable clinical evaluate ordered by prosecutors said that he’s most likely among 17 to twenty years antique.
He arrived in Germany in April 2016 and had his request for asylum rejected in February 2017.
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Protests towards migrants
The case is among a bunch top-profile crimes dedicated, or allegedly devoted, by means of asylum seekers, that have stoked anger against migrants and placed pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel over her liberal refugee policy.
Regular demonstrations had been held within the south-western the town of Kandel, home to 9,000 other folks, by means of the far-proper celebration Choice for Germany (AfD) in an try to bolster its anti-migrant campaign.
On the opposite facet of the rustic – in the jap town of Chemnitz – lots of people have taken to the streets to protest in latest weeks, after a German-Cuban guy used to be stabbed to death there on 26 August, allegedly by way of a Syrian and an Iraqi.
Media captionProtests in Chemnitz became violent closing week
