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(GERMAN) Actor crushed man (ACCOUNTANT) to death (HOLD MEIN BIER)
The Daily Telegraph ^ | November 28, 2002 | Michael Leidig

Posted on 11/27/2002 5:48:47 PM PST by MadIvan

A German actor who weighs 19st (266 pounds) was jailed for 15 years yesterday for squashing his accountant to death. Günther Kaufmann, 55, burst into tears when sentence was passed in a Munich court.

Kaufmann, who claimed that he had accidentally fallen on the accountant, was both Exhibit A - the weapon - and the accused. It was the first time in German legal history that a person had been charged with using his bulk to kill somebody.

Kaufmann was cleared of murder but found guilty of grievous robbery and blackmail with fatal consequences.

The prosecution said he lay on top of his tax adviser, pressing his face into the carpet until he could no longer breathe. Medical experts said this would have taken about five minutes.

A post-mortem examination showed that the 60-year-old accountant, who was not named, had suffocated.

The court heard that Kaufmann took part in a fraud started by his wife, Alexandra, who has since died.

She had allegedly borrowed £330,000 from the accountant, saying that she needed the money for a compensation claim in America. She told him that in return she would give him £16.5 million of the £45 million she expected to win.

When Kaufmann refused to repay the money, he and his accountant started arguing one night in February 2001. Kaufmann said: "He became loud and nasty and said my wife could go to hell."

He admitted that he had not taken the insult to his wife "very well", but denied intending to kill his adviser.

He said he accidentally fell on him during the argument. "All of a sudden he was no longer moving."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: accountant; actor; germany
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Out of all the lame brain criminal schemes I've seen, this one is among the more stupid.

Regards, Ivan


1 posted on 11/27/2002 5:48:47 PM PST by MadIvan
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To: Delmarksman; Sparta; Toirdhealbheach Beucail; TopQuark; TexKat; Iowa Granny; vbmoneyspender; ...
Bump!
2 posted on 11/27/2002 5:49:06 PM PST by MadIvan
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To: MadIvan
If his bum did not sit, you must acquit!
3 posted on 11/27/2002 5:55:40 PM PST by Brett66
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To: MadIvan
Now if it had been consentual sex, that would have been a different cup of beer.

What kind of accountant loans a client's wife three hundred and thirty thousand pounds.
I don't think we have all the evidence just yet.

Can we say the accountant was smothered by debt?
Crushed by the weight of his mistake?
4 posted on 11/27/2002 5:56:25 PM PST by tet68
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To: tet68
Ich habe der beanencounter gesquishened!!
5 posted on 11/27/2002 6:05:41 PM PST by Bowhunter
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; FreedomPoster; Timesink; AntiGuv; ...
"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

6 posted on 11/27/2002 6:06:26 PM PST by mhking
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To: MadIvan

"No time for desert, I have to meet my accountant."

7 posted on 11/27/2002 6:07:53 PM PST by TomB
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>>She had allegedly borrowed £330,000 from the accountant, saying that she needed the money for a compensation claim in America. She told him that in return she would give him £16.5 million of the £45 million she expected to win.

That's pretty much the Nigerian Scam!
8 posted on 11/27/2002 6:09:57 PM PST by FreedomPoster
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To: MadIvan
There is a scene in "The Producers" where the hefty actor Zero Mostel is jumping up and down over his screaming, hysterical accountant, Gene Wilder.

Life imitates art.
9 posted on 11/27/2002 6:10:11 PM PST by Semi Civil Servant
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To: MadIvan
Dumbkoff!!

It's crunch the *numbers*,
not crunch the number cruncher!
10 posted on 11/27/2002 6:16:23 PM PST by APBaer
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To: MadIvan
So he accidentally fell on the guy but then laid there for 5 minutes until he was dead? Sure he did.
11 posted on 11/27/2002 6:20:24 PM PST by farmfriend
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That's really disgusting.
I work with 2 people...a man and a woman who are that large....and they both just got out of the hospital about 2 weeks ago after having their stomachs stapled. I hope it's successful ...
12 posted on 11/27/2002 7:09:49 PM PST by Sungirl
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To: MadIvan
He ain't heavy, he's my client.....
13 posted on 11/27/2002 8:31:14 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
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To: MadIvan
Where did this "hold my beer" thing come from and what exactly does it mean?
14 posted on 11/27/2002 10:45:01 PM PST by tjg
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To: MadIvan
Deutchland uber alles!
15 posted on 11/27/2002 10:58:41 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: MadIvan
Interesting article. I've wondered about something related. I know that the biggest Sumo wrestlers (up to ~500lbs) are married and I worry about their wives. What if they accidentally flopped over on top of them while they were sleeping? I wonder if that's actually happened before. Stay safe Mrs. Akebono.
16 posted on 11/27/2002 11:51:17 PM PST by altair
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To: TomB
Thanks for the picture. I've reset my wallpaper. With no screensaver my monitor goes black and the first thing my wife will see in 3hrs 20 min as she preps Thanksgiving wil be Mr Creosote.......
17 posted on 11/28/2002 2:37:45 AM PST by singletrack
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To: Sungirl
Monty Python: help for the ol' diet!
18 posted on 11/28/2002 9:40:40 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: TomB
Was that before or after he 'sploded? Been a while since I saw that one!
19 posted on 11/28/2002 9:41:39 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: tjg
Q: What are a redneck's last words?
A: "Hey, y'all, hold muh beer 'n' watch this...."
20 posted on 11/28/2002 9:49:51 PM PST by RichInOC
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