GERMANY: 85-year-old German woman appears in court, accused of drug dealing

Record ID: 1541371

  • Title: GERMANY: 85-year-old German woman appears in court, accused of drug dealing
  • Date: 17th February 2010
  • Summary: WUPPERTAL, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 16, 2010) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF COURT ACCUSED, 85-YEAR-OLD HANNELORE M. (WITH COVERED HEAD), ARRIVING WITH HER ATTORNEY, GUIDO BORSBERG PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SEATED ACCUSED, HANNELORE M., STANDING WITH HER ATTORNEY AND COVERING HER FACE WITH DOCUMENTS CAMERAMAN IN COURT HANNELORE M.'s FACE COVERED BY JACKET HOOD AND DOCUMENTS (face pixellated) ACCUSED, THOMAS M., SEATED IN COURTROOM (face pixellated) CLOSE VIEW OF THOMAS M.'s HANDS ON DESK ACCUSED, BJ�����RN M., STANDING UP IN COURT WITH HIS LAWYER (face pixellated) PEOPLE LEAVING COURTROOM (SOUNDBITE) (German) THORSTEN ANGER, WUPPERTAL COURT SPOKESMAN, SAYING: "The five defendants are accused of repeated narcotics trafficking between March 2008 and August 2009. Among other things, they allegedly brought heroin from the Netherlands to Germany and illegally distributed it here." SIGN OUTSIDE COURTROOM SIGN SHOWING THAT COURT PROCEEDINGS ARE UNDERWAY (SOUNDBITE) (German) THORSTEN ANGER, WUPPERTAL COURT SPOKESMAN, SAYING: "The 85-year-old defendant initially only dealt with her son and later as a gang together with him, her grandson and another of the accused. Originally she brought heroin from the Netherlands to Germany on her own and then in 2009 provided her apartment as a drug storage location." PERSON WRITING IN NOTEBOOK (SOUNDBITE) (German) THORSTEN ANGER, WUPPERTAL COURT SPOKESMAN, SAYING: "The highest sentencing for such a narcotics felony is five to 15 years in prison. The proceedings will show whether the crime can be proven and if proven guilty what the sentencing will be." VARIOUS STREET SCENES IN WUPPERTAL / SNOW ON THE STREETS (4 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 4th March 2010 02:10
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA6D1RP3LBQMU7BS6H0UZCJ3H3P
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: An 85-year-old woman appeared before a Wuppertal court on Tuesday (February 16) accused of drug dealing.
    Known only as Hannelore M., the accused appeared before the judge together with her son, Thomas M. and grandson, Bjorn M. on charges of dealing in heroin. Two other people are also accused of being involved in the crime.
    "The five defendants are accused of repeated narcotics trafficking between March 2008 and August 2009. Among other things, they allegedly brought heroin from the Netherlands to Germany and illegally distributed it here," court spokesman Thorsten Anger explained to Reuters.
    The woman initially only dealt with her son, but Anger says she later involved her grandson and another of the accused and they all operated together as a drug dealing gang.
    Anger said she smuggled heroin from the Netherlands into Germany and last year began using her apartment as a drug storage location.
    If found guilty, the accused could spend five to 15 years in prison.
    ENDS.
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