Judita K. convicted of killing classmate seeks home detention; court adjourns decision
Banská Bystrica district court has adjourned proceedings on converting Judita K.'s sentence to home detention. The case of the brutal murder of 16-year-old Tomáš shook Slovakia in 2019.
Court adjourns decision on home detention for Judita K.
Banská Bystrica district court has not yet ruled in the matter of convicted Judita K. According to noviny.sk, on Wednesday a public hearing was held on the motion to convert the remainder of her custodial sentence to home detention, but proceedings were adjourned indefinitely.
"Banská Bystrica district court today adjourned the public hearing indefinitely in the matter of the motion to convert the remainder of the custodial sentence to home detention for the purpose of supplementing expert testimony in order to determine the prospects for the appropriateness of serving home detention," said Nina Uhrovičová, spokeswoman for the Regional Court in Banská Bystrica, to TASR.
Expert testimony is to help the court assess whether serving the remainder of the sentence in a home environment would fulfil its purpose. The date of the next hearing has not yet been set.
The motion to convert the sentence was submitted in October by the director of the prison where Judita K. is serving her sentence. The convicted woman did not personally attend Wednesday's hearing and communicated with the court via videoconference.
Background: 49 stab wounds
The murder of 16-year-old Tomáš shook Slovakia in 2019. The incident occurred in an apartment building in the Vlčince district of Žilina, where Judita K. killed her classmate and friend. According to the final court judgment, she inflicted at least 49 stab wounds on him.
The court found 18-year-old Judita K. guilty of a particularly serious murder offence and imposed an unconditional custodial sentence of 12 years and four months. The judgment was subsequently upheld by the appellate court.
Currently, the court is deciding solely on whether the convicted woman may serve the remainder of her sentence in the form of home detention.
Source: Google News SK — Crime (sk)