German court: Ex-Auschwitz radio operator unfit for trial
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A German court says it's shelving a case against a 92-year-old woman accused of accessory to murder for serving as the Auschwitz commandant's SS radio operator, saying she's unfit for trial.
The Kiel state court said in a statement Friday that Helma M., whose last name wasn't released in line with German privacy laws, was almost fully blind and deaf, and was also weakened by a "severe internal illness" earlier this year.
She'd been charged with 260,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations her role helped the death camp function.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In another Auschwitz case stalled due to a defendant's health, a pre-trial hearing is scheduled Monday in Neubrandenburg state court.
Prosecutors argue 95-year-old Hubert Zafke is fit for trial but judges have refused to start the proceedings.