Berlin (dpa / bb) - After the violent death of a pregnant woman, a 33-year-old will be tried in the Berlin district court from today.

The defendant is said to have attacked and killed the 31-year-old woman in her apartment in the Prenzlauer Berg district in May 2020.

According to investigations, he either strangled his acquaintance or took her breath in some other way.

The woman was eight months pregnant.

Less than a month after the victim was found, the 33-year-old was arrested.

The charge is manslaughter.

Six days of negotiations are scheduled for the process until December 18.