BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 13:12:00
In all, over the course of the second world war an estimated 65,000 prisoners died in the stutthof camp in nazi occupied poland in horrific circumstances. they were killed in its gas chamber, hanged and shot or succumbed to starvation and disease. irmgard furchner was only 18 and 19 at the time. she was tried in a special juvenile court, which, together with her age now, presumably accounts for the leniency of the sentence. the now 97—year—old had tried to evade justice, calling a cab from her care home at the start of the trial and going on the run before she was arrested. earlier this mo...