Federal Court Acquittal in Yverdon-les-Bains VD murder case overturned

The Federal Supreme Court has overturned the acquittal of a man from the canton of Vaud on the charge of murder. He was accused of strangling his girlfriend in November 2018.

In view of two contradictory expert opinions, the Vaud cantonal court followed the one that was more favorable to the accused. The lower court must now confront the experts with the contradictions and, if necessary, order a third expert opinion. This was decided by the Federal Supreme Court in a ruling published on Wednesday.

The man from Vaud strangled his partner to death on November 15, 2018 in Yverdon-les-Bains after they had once again argued with each other. During the investigation, the man gave three different versions of how the crime took place. The court stuck to the version in the indictment that the man had acted out of revenge. (Judgments 6B_162 and 174/2024 of 16.7.2024)