Thomas P. Sentenced After Partner's Death on Grossglockner

An Austrian court sentenced Thomas P. to a five-month suspended prison term and a €9,600 fine after his partner, Kerstin G., died on the Grossglockner mountain.Norbert Hofer ruled that the 37-year-old committed manslaughter through gross negligence by leaving her exposed to freezing winds without using available emergency gear in January 2025.The court found that Thomas P. failed to communicate the urgency of the situation to rescuers after his partner became exhausted 50 meters below the summit.