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Lüneburg (dpa / lni) - The 20-year-old defendant in the trial for the double murder of Neuenkirchen im Heidekreis is said to have been threatened, according to his lawyers.
After clear statements on social networks, the suspect should even have appeared at the start of the trial in the court, it said on Thursday in front of the youth chamber of the Lüneburg regional court.
The court did not see any reason to tighten the security measures, said a court spokesman.
The 20-year-old is still silent on the allegations that he should have killed a couple in July 2020.
The former soldier is said to have gained access to the house under the pretext of wanting to check the electrical cables.
After the 70-year-old former elementary school teacher became suspicious, he and his wife were killed with hammer blows.
A neighbor was also seriously injured.
She managed to escape and was already testifying.
The charges are murder, attempted murder, aggravated arson and insurance fraud.
The motive was to get cash to pay the deposit for a car.
In addition, the public prosecutor's office accuses the man of having previously set fire to a residential building twice.
After the evacuation, the defendant, who comes from the region, stole money from the abandoned apartments.
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