A rejected asylum seeker from Guinea, living in Germany, has confessed to the brutal killing of a CDU youth politician and the attempted killing of his Ukrainian girlfriend, but is claiming diminished responsibility due to poor mental health.
On the first day of his trial at the Potsdam Regional Court, 23-year-old Mamadou B. admitted to killing Christoph R. in Beelitz-Heilstätten, Brandenburg, on Jan. 14 this year.
According to court testimony cited by Bild, the Guinean national, who had been living in Germany since 2016, blindfolded his victim before slitting his throat, stealing his television, and setting fire to the victim’s body using household garbage. The two were neighbors and reportedly knew each other well, with Mamadou B. visiting the victim’s home weekly for over a year.
He claimed that voices in his head ordered him to commit the crime.
“I did it, I can’t change it,” the accused told the court, admitting to murder, attempted murder, theft, and arson. He begged the victim’s mother for forgiveness, claiming he heard a voice commanding him to kill. He added, “I feel like a stranger then, I can’t control myself.”
Mamadou B. said Christoph R. had previously blindfolded him, taken photos of him, and paid him for them, suggesting this may have been a motive for the attack. On the day of the murder, he reversed roles, blindfolding Christoph R. before slashing his throat “from ear to ear,” then showering, changing clothes, and leaving the scene unnoticed.
Ten days later, the same voice allegedly instructed him to kill again, but this time to target a foreigner. He attacked his Ukrainian girlfriend, Vita S., after sex, stabbing her in the neck. She fought him off and screamed, prompting him to jump naked from the window to escape.
The murder raised political questions after it emerged that Mamadou B., despite being a rejected asylum seeker, had his residence permit extended just two days after the killing. Authorities explained that he had been deemed well-integrated, with no prior police record, and had applied for an extension on time. He had reportedly been working as a nursing assistant and held a high school diploma.
Prosecutors are seeking his indefinite placement in a psychiatric hospital, citing a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Mamadou B. said he is now medicated and no longer hears voices.
The killing of Christoph R., described as a kind and active member of the CDU’s youth wing, stunned local conservatives. The Junge Union, the youth division of the CDU, issued a statement expressing shock at the violent death of their colleague, calling him “an active and committed member” who had been taken “far too early,” as cited by the Berliner Zeitung.
The trial continues, with 44 witnesses summoned and eight days of hearings scheduled.
A verdict is expected to be delivered by Aug. 7.
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