A Slovak man convicted of pushing a German tourist from the walls of a castle in the Czech city of Brno two years ago has filed a constitutional complaint against his sentence.
Daniel Madarász, who is serving 10 and a half years in prison, was found guilty of attempted murder after a drunken altercation in September 2023 during his stag party. The victim, a 24-year-old German student, fell about six metres from the Špilberk Castle walls, suffering severe injuries including two fractured vertebrae and bruising to his back.
Judicial records confirm that Madarász’s complaint has been lodged, though the Constitutional Court has yet to rule.
During his trial, Madarász claimed that it was his cousin — not he — who pushed the tourist, a claim he repeated in an unsuccessful appeal. The Supreme Court dismissed the argument, saying there was no doubt about his guilt.
His defence also argued that, even if he had pushed the tourist, he did not act with intent to kill and was unaware of the drop below the walls. The court rejected that reasoning and refused to reduce the charge from attempted murder to causing grievous bodily harm.
According to the verdict, Madarász, heavily intoxicated, had shouted that he would kill the tourist before shoving him. Witnesses and the victim identified Madarász as the assailant, describing him as the man in a white T-shirt.
