LASK star in court

Boateng collects around 30,000 euros from LASK!

LASK star Jérôme Boateng in court.

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Surprise! The verdict in the trial concerning the allegations of violence against Jérôme Boateng is now likely to be handed down on July 19 as planned. On Friday, the LASK star was questioned about his income and his lawyer demanded an acquittal. The prosecutor, on the other hand, demanded a fine of millions. 

"He is said to have beaten his mother and little sister as a child." After Boateng's ex-partner Sherin S. - who is also the mother of their twin daughters (13) - testified to this on the fourth day of the trial, the prosecutor now wanted to call the LASK star's mother to the witness stand. To ask whether or to what extent this allegation was true.

Boateng's mother remains silent
But: Martina Boateng (61) announced to the Munich Higher Regional Court on Thursday that she would make use of her right as a relative to refuse to testify.

This may seem obvious - but it was by no means a certainty. After all, Boateng's mother had accused her son of physically and mentally abusing women for years in an email to Der Spiegel in 2021 following the suicide of his ex-partner Kasia Lenhardt (25).

An unproven accusation from which the "Krone" distanced itself, especially as Martina Boateng later did the same: she recanted her statement! This does not change the fact that Boateng is still under investigation due to the suicide drama and that a media trial has been scheduled for the 35-year-old in this case on August 1 at the Berlin Court of Appeal.

Boateng's defense lawyer Leonard Walischewski is demanding an acquittal.

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LASK fee? About 30,000 euros!
But back to yesterday's trial in Munich. It was the most unspectacular so far, at least without any new abysses coming to light, even if it was also about a new and of course still unproven allegation of violence from 2019, in which Boateng is said to have grabbed his ex-partner Sherin S. by the ear and caused her to suffer abrasions on her upper arm. The bigger surprise, however, was that Judge Susanne Hemmerich called on the public prosecutor, joint plaintiff and defense to prepare for the closing arguments early on, probably also due to the "absence" of Boateng's mother as a witness.

Lawyer demands acquittal
This can be seen as an indication that the verdict is likely to be reached as early as next Friday, as originally planned. Which is why the judge also asked Boateng about his income at LASK on the fifth day of the hearing to determine a possible fine. "About 30,000, two-year contract," was the answer. The 35-year-old also stated that he earns 25,000 euros a year in rent in Berlin and pays 1,600 euros a month in maintenance for his son. While Boateng's lawyer Walischewski does not want to know about a sentence, he emphasized that the accusation of bodily harm or even two bodily injuries by the ex had not been confirmed: "Therefore, the defendant should be acquitted or the action should not be punished."

160 daily rates of 7000 euros each

In contrast, public prosecutor Stefanie Eckert demanded a fine of 1.12 million euros. "The defendant has made himself liable to prosecution for dangerous bodily harm. There was no self-defense," she justified her hefty demand: 160 daily sentences of 7,000 euros each - which would mean the LASK star has a criminal record. What is also certain, however, is that one of the two parties will appeal against the verdict, which is expected next Friday. Which means that the Sudel trial could be extended again!