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Young man killed in Budapest nightclub: more chilling details, perpetrator’s version
The 25-year-old victim was initially the subject of a joke played by the perpetrator in a Budapest nightclub. However, matters swiftly escalated when the perpetrator lost his temper and resorted to violence. It later emerged that he delivered two powerful punches which sent the victim crashing onto the hard pavement.
Tragically, the ambulance crew were unable to save him. The accused is now in pre-trial detention and faces a harsher sentence following changes to the charges. The victim’s mother has posted repeatedly online, demanding the death penalty.
The perpetrator was joking with the victim in the Budapest nightclub
As previously reported, on Saturday night, tragic events unfolded outside the popular Morrison’s 2 nightclub. Two young men became embroiled in an argument, and 28-year-old László A. struck the 25-year-old victim with such force that he collapsed without managing to break his fall, sustaining severe injuries and ultimately dying in hospital. Police, assisted by security staff, detained the suspect within minutes.
Two blows proved fatal
Further investigation has revealed that it was not one but two blows that the perpetrator, a stonemason by trade, delivered to the previously unknown victim. According to the suspect, he intended merely to joke with the young man, but when the victim moved towards him, he claims he struck what he described as “pre-emptive” blows.
The victim’s mother remains bewildered by the circumstances and has posted several times about her son’s death. She says her son had travelled to the capital simply to enjoy himself, describing him as a good boy who always fulfilled his responsibilities. In earlier posts, she demanded the death penalty for the attacker, or at the very least a life sentence.
Charged with murder
A family member told Blikk that neither the police nor the hospital had provided them with details. A doctor said only that the victim had likely died from a massive blood clot on the brain caused by one of the punches. Despite attempts at resuscitation, the oxygen loss was too great and survival was impossible.
Police have placed the suspect in pre-trial detention and charged him with murder. The Budapest Chief Prosecutor’s Office has announced that the charges have been amended due to the severity and apparent intent of the blows. The investigative judge will decide on the suspect’s detention status later today.
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As I wrote before, a hit in the head, other than in self-defense, should be prosecuted as attempted murder or as murder, period.
How terribly sad for family and friends of both men. Not sure how hitting someone hard in the head was going to play out as a joke… but regardless there was no intent to murder, it was an unfortunate act of violence that ended very badly. Assuming that booze was involved, and perhaps other bad choices like illicit drugs…that we all know lead to various bad choices ontop of those bad choices.