Brit who claimed wife fell 200ft to her death during sex on hotel balcony ‘killed her to start new life with mistress’

A BRIT-GERMAN man who claimed his wife toppled 200ft over a balcony during sex has been sentenced to life in prison over her murder. Christian M threw his wife from a 22-floor hotel window in Germany “like a garbage bag”, the judge said at his trial. The mum-of-two plunged from the 22nd floor of Leonardo Royal hotel in Frankfurt. Credit: Google Marta M, 40, plummeted more than 200ft to her death on May 18 in 2023. Christian wanted to “dispose of” his wife to start a new life with his mistress, according to the court verdict. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The chilling kill would enable him to dodge expensive divorce fees, a court heard. Following his wife’s death, the suspect claimed she had fallen over the balcony railing during sex. He then moved in with his mistress near Frankfurt, according to the court. Cops investigated the claims for two years and eventually concluded that his story did not match the evidence at Leonardo Royal hotel in Frankfurt. During a 20-day trial starting on April 1 possible sex scenes were re-enacted for the judge and jury. Prosecutors claimed that internet searches showed Christian googling poisonous herbs, weapons, sedatives and inheritance law. Most read in The Sun He also searched for tall mountains with deep crevices in Hesse and Bavaria – and towering hotels with balconies. The day before the crime he booked a hotel room on the 22nd floor, telling his wife – who knew about the affair – that he wanted a “night of reconciliation”. CCTV of the night shows Marta stumbling, apparently drunk. Just 13 minutes after the pair returned to their room, hotel guests reported hearing screams of “no, no”. Mum-of-two Marta was then discovered dead wearing only her bra and with bruises to her elbows from before the fall. A court heard that the idea to frame her death as a tragic accident may have come from an episode of CSI in which a woman pushes a man off a balcony during sex. He appeared to be under the belief that The judge said: “We didn’t perceive her as wanting dirty sex, but rather as needing to sleep.” “It would have been the perfect crime if the authorities hadn’t investigated so meticulously” they added. Christian M has been ordered to pay £30,000 (35,000 euros) for the loss of a loved one to Marta’s mother and the two children they shared together. The killer was silent throughout the trial and remained emotionless when the guilty verdict was read out, according to German newspaper Bild. Christian’s defense lawyers have said that they will launch an appeal, reported RTL Hessen. Comment now