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Woman caught after 30 years on the run is jailed for armed robberies
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- Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Pool/Getty Images Daniela Klette's defence lawyer had called for her acquittal.
- Daniela Klette, 67, was finally caught in a flat in Berlin in 2024 after more than 30 years on the run.
- Her defence had called for her acquittal but the court in Verden in Lower Saxony found her guilty on Wednesday of aggravated robbery, violating weapons laws and other offences over a 17-year period.
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Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Pool/Getty Images Daniela Klette's defence lawyer had called for her acquittal. A former member of the German militant group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been jailed for 13 years for carrying out a string of armed robberies between 1999 and 2016.
Daniela Klette, 67, was finally caught in a flat in Berlin in 2024 after more than 30 years on the run. She went on trial last year.
Her defence had called for her acquittal but the court in Verden in Lower Saxony found her guilty on Wednesday of aggravated robbery, violating weapons laws and other offences over a 17-year period.
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