Thomas Plamberger, 36, is accused of leaving his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, 33, to freeze to death on Austria's Grossglockner mountain and descending the peak alone

All you need to know about the accusations against Thomas Plamberger after his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, froze to death on Austria's Grossglockner mountain

Thomas Plamberger, 36, is accused of manslaughter after allegedly leaving his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, 33, to freeze to death on Austria's Grossglockner mountain in January. Prosecutors allege Plamberger abandoned his girlfriend approximately 50 metres below the summit cross while she was ‘exhausted, hypothermic and disoriented’ in the dark, and descended the peak alone.

The couple were reportedly ill-equipped for the conditions, with Kerstin wearing only soft s

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