Claudia
born: 1976
Burned alive: August 11, 2019
Residence: Münster
Origin: Perpetrator: probably Turkey
Children: 1 son
Perpetrator: her ex-husband Ahmed J. (36 years old at the time of the crime)

Ahmed lives in an apartment in a hotel in Münster, where he used to work. On 11 August 2019 he pours petrol over his ex-wife and sets her on fire. It is unclear why she is in his apartment at all and takes a bath in the early morning. The apartment burns down completely.

Hotel guests call the fire department. The door of the apartment is broken open. The victim is flown to a special clinic and brought into an artificial coma. She survives. More than 40 percent of her skin surface is burned. She will be mutilated for life.

It is said that the victim and the perpetrator had recently been on vacation with their son. Nothing is known about the victim, not even her real name. Only the first name Ahmed is known of the perpetrator, which could indicate Turkish descent. The age difference rather suggests a German victim. But it can also be very different.

In February 2020 the trial for attempted murder will start at the regional court of Münster.