German Cadet Jailed for Exam Papers Slaying
MUNICH, West Germany — A West German army cadet was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday for killing a night watchman to get an advance look at examination papers for his military academy.
Uwe Helling, 22, was found guilty of stabbing the 45-year-old watchman to death at the Munich academy on Feb. 5, 1986, so he could steal the keys to a room where the papers were stored.
Helling denied the killing. He told a Munich court at the start of his trial last December that he had been away on shooting practice with a secret right-wing group when the crime was committed.
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