The prison sentence of the kindergarten teacher who killed her mother has been increased.

The Budapest Court of Appeals has increased the sentence of a kindergarten teacher to four and a half years in prison for murdering her mother in 2024. The court found that the relationship between the woman and her mother was fraught with conflict, as the mother treated her daughter like a child throughout her life, restricting her independence. On December 31, 2024, after another argument, the teacher attacked her mother with a rolling pin, strangled her, and ultimately stabbed her multiple times with a kitchen knife, resulting in the mother's death. The teacher admitted her guilt during preliminary proceedings and waived her right to a trial. Initially sentenced to four years for manslaughter, the prosecutor appealed for a harsher sentence, which the appellate court granted, deeming the original punishment inadequate given the severity of the crime. The final ruling is now confirmed.