Feb. 20 (UPI) -- An Austrian man received a suspended five-month sentence and a $11,312 fine for negligence causing his girlfriend's climbing death, an Austrian court ruled.
The defendant, identified as Thomas P, 37, due to Austria's privacy laws, was convicted Thursday for refusing help and eventually leaving his girlfriend, Kersten G, 33, behind while climbing Austria's tallest peak, Grossglockner Mountain, on Jan. 19, 2025. She died from hypothermia.
Innsbruck Regional Court Judge Norbert Hofer presided over the case that lasted one day and told the convicted climber that he erred in taking Kersten G climbing as winter weather was moving across the mountain.
"I don't see you as a murderer; I don't see you as cold-hearted," Hofer told the defendant, as reported by the BBC.
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