On July 13, 2021, Maryam disappeared in Berlin. Her body was later found Photo: private
By Karin Hendrich
End of the summer break for the 22nd criminal division of the regional court. For five months she has been negotiating against the killer brothers Yousuf Sayed H. (27) and Mahdi Seyed H. (23) from Afghanistan for the murder of her sister. Today, Wednesday, the 25th day of the trial.
On July 13, 2021, Maryam (34) disappeared. First without a trace. Until August 5, her body was found in an old dumping ground in Bavaria: In a hole in the ground (110 cm long, 65 cm wide, 60 cm deep).
The head in a garbage bag. Hands tied, airway taped, a gaping throat cut…
Maryam’s brother Yousuf Sayed H. (27, left) lives in Bavaria, brother Mahdi Seyed H. (23) lives in Berlin Photo: private (BZ collage)
The investigators come across videos from the Südkreuz train station: you can see the brothers with a heavy trolley suitcase on their way to the train to Munich. Its contents: Maryam’s corpse? So far, the two have not said a word about the charge in court.
The 40th witness on Wednesday: service dog handler Stefanie G. (34). On August 24, her “Rudi” (a specially trained blood and corpse detection dog) showed a trail on the loading sill of a taxi.
Had the brothers transported their dead sister in the trunk? Edward the sniffer dog had already sniffed out a first lead on August 3rd in a shared apartment on Reuterstrasse. On a chair leg. The younger of the brothers lived in the apartment.
The policewoman: “But we cannot determine how old the human material is. That is then the job of the specialists.”
Of course, Rudi got a treat as a reward. By the way: The super sleuth lives with the police officer, but is the employer’s property.
The verdict is scheduled for October 10. Next trial day: Friday (5 August)