The Local Switzerland

Prosecutor says mother of dead girl has suffered enough

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:27:22 +0100

The mother of a six-year-old girl who died after being left in a hot car during a heatwave last summer will not be prosecuted.

Pensioner to stand trial over boat accident death

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:32:00 +0200

A 77-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the negligent manslaughter of a young woman killed by a motorboat on Lake Biel in 2010.

Farmer escapes jail time for killing hemp thief

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:21:00 +0100

A 50-year-old farmer from Schwarzenburg in the canton of Bern escaped on Tuesday with a suspended two-year jail sentence for killing a man who was stealing hemp plants from one of his fields.

Bride who shot husband 'thought it was a blank'

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:43:00 +0200

A newlywed Swiss woman from Basel who killed her husband in a tragic gun accident in March has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter but will not serve a prison sentence.