article_snippet: Both men, handcuffed and dressed in prison uniform, requested to speak directly to the judge before the judge handed down the sentence.
article_snippet: This is the darkest episode of my entire life,' said Andreas Von Knorre. '
article_snippet: I want to apologise to you, and my family for the shame and situation I've put the shame and situation into.' the shame and situation were dressed in a white T-shirt and brown trousers with the word 'Prisoner' down the sides and on the back.
article_snippet: the shame and situation spoke to the court in English. '
article_snippet: The hearing in the packed courtroom, filled with German and other international journalists, was delayed for around two hours because an interpreter was not available.
highlights_snippet: Both begged  for mercy, saying it was the 'darkest episode' of Both lives .
  