In Switzerland, an Iraqi man has been convicted of attempted murder of his own son because the son was gay. Dogan Z. (not his real name) was convicted of slashing his son's throat in 2019. He has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and will be banned from Switzerland for 12 years.
The below article from BLICK (Switzerland) is translated by Fousesquawk.
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/bern/versuchter-mord-an-schwulem-sohn-brutalo-vater-muss-11-jahre-in-den-knast-id16260389.html
Attempted murder of his gay son
Brutal father must spend 11 years in prison!
-BLICK: Caption below photo: At the time of the incident, the victim was 17 years old. He lost one liter of blood and had to be intubated.
Dogan Z. * (54) wanted to kill his gay son in May 2019-the Iraqi denied the act to the end. Now the court has passed its judgment
* Name changed
Dogan Z. is small and rather slender in build, (and) his dark hair is a little gray. The foot shackles that he wore in the courtroom in Burgdorf (Bern), seem exaggerated on him. He speaks only in a soft and hoarse voice. And this thin man is supposed to be a murderous family tyrant?
On Tuesday, the court came to its judgment: Yes! It followed the (position) of the State Prosecutor and pronounced the Iraqi guilty of the attempted murder of his homosexual son. It sentenced him to 11 years in prison and (deportation) for 12 years. He must also pay the victim 20,000 (Swiss) francs compensation.
Throat slit while sleeping
While Dogan Z asked for acquittal and maintained his son wanted to take his own life in May 2019, the judges believed the version of the prosecutor.
The (prosecutor) demanded 12 years in prison for the brutal father. She accused him of sneaking into his son's room that fateful day in the spring. Armed with a 27-centimeter long kitchen knife, he then knelt over his sleeping offspring and brutally slit his throat- with the intention of murdering him.
The son was able to tear himself away
"You are gay, you are gay?!" the believing Muslim allegedly yelled during the treacherous attack. The then-17-year-old, according to the charge, fought violently against his brutal father and was finally able to break away from him.
With the gaping wound in his neck, he ran out of the parents' apartment in Langnau (Bern). Neighbors immediately cared for the wounded (boy). The teenager was then taken by helicopter to a hospital. He lost over a liter of blood and had to be intubated.
Clear scars of the death-battle
The (victim) of the attack now lives as a woman and calls herself Cataleya** (name known). Today the scars on the throat are clearly visible. The red traces of the death-battle will probably never completely disappear.
She cried bitter tears during her interview last week. Sadly, the trans-female said to the judge,
"Every day, when I wash my face and look in the mirror, I see my scars. I feel ugly." She calls her father, only "the producer". Due to the incomprehensible act, she currently has no job and lost her apprenticeship.
A family drama
With the guilty verdict of her father, Cataleya may be satisfied- however, there are no winners in this story. The siblings of the (victim) sobbed in the courtroom last week. It was clear: The tragedy has torn a family apart and gnaws on all concerned.
Whether the last word has been spoken in this case is not yet clear. The defense attorney of the convicted man told BLICK, an (appeal) to a higher court is probably with the conviction. The judgment is not yet final.
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