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Dad Busted for Kidnapping Daughter's Killer

German was trussed up, dumped at French courthouse

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(Newser) – A French man has been arrested after the German convicted of killing his daughter was found bound, gagged, and dumped in front of a French courthouse. Cardiologist Dieter Krombach was found guilty in absentia by a French court for killing 14-year-old Kalinka Bamberski in 1982, but German authorities refused to hand him over because a court there ruled the cause of the girl's death was unknown.

The girl's father, André Bamberski, had long campaigned for Krombach's extradition, claiming the physician injected his daughter with a toxic substance in an attempt to rape her. Krombach was later convicted of sexually assaulting another female patient and barred from practicing medicine. Bamberski has been released on bail while authorities investigate the kidnapping, while Krombach remains in French custody and is likely to face a new trial.

Dad Andre Bamberski arrives at the Mulhouse courthouse in eastern France.
Dad Andre Bamberski arrives at the Mulhouse courthouse in eastern France.   (AP Photo)
Andre Bamberski arrives at the Mulhouse courthouse, eastern France, earlier this week.
Andre Bamberski arrives at the Mulhouse courthouse, eastern France, earlier this week.   (AP Photo)
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 22, 09 3:36 AM CDT
If this goes further than a slap on the wrist, I'll be amazed. And pissed. He didn't kill the guy, after all. He just delivered him up to be killed. If it had been one of my daughters, the guy would have been living out the rest of his surprisingly long life under the business end of an acetylene torch. Cut and cauterize. Repeat until all gone. Reply
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jamerican
Oct 22, 09 10:23 AM CDT
I would have done the same thing or worse if it had been one of mine. Sometimes you have to carry out justice since the system can't or won't do it for you.
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kokuaguy
Oct 23, 09 5:44 AM CDT
These extradition laws are fascinating. France apparently felt it had legitimate reasons for refusing to extradite Polanski- Germany's refusal to honor a trial and conviction in this case seems truly bizarre. In the 21st century you'd think there would be uniform laws about stuff like this.
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George_Taylor
Oct 22, 09 3:36 AM CDT
Bamberski is Badass of the Week. Reply
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So_Cal_Larry
Oct 22, 09 3:46 AM CDT
Rendition. Give the guy a medal. Reply
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