Joanna S.
born 1988
stabbed: December 29/30, 2010
Residence: Hanover
Origin: victim: "Asian background"; perpetrator: Brazil
Children: probably none
Perpetrator: her boyfriend Miguel W. (age 27 at the time of the crime)

It is ultimately a matter of discretion whether one sees an honor motive in this crime. It could also be an act of jealousy. However, that would raise the question of why the perpetrator killed not his rival - but his girlfriend.

The facts: Miguel is from Brazil, has a German passport, studies journalism and is known to the police for violent crimes against women. He has been dating Joanna, a landscape architecture student, for a few months. She has an Asian background. Perhaps a Filipino background can be suspected.

On December 29, 2010, the two go out together. They argue, the argument continues until early morning at Joanna's house. Then Miguel stabs his girlfriend 3 times in the neck with a kitchen knife. After she is dead, he inflicts more injuries on her.

Miguel drives home to Mellendorf in the Wedemark. He sends a text message to a relative to tell him about the murder (a common detail in honor killings). He informs the police, who break into Joanna's apartment and find the body and the murder weapon. About 6 hours after the crime, Miguel is arrested.

In March 2011, the trial begins at the Hanover District Court. The verdict cannot be found.