VIENNA: An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country's highest peak last year. The 37-year-old defendant was given a five-month suspended sentence and a €9,600 (US$11,300) fine in a verdict handed down by the Innsbruck state court Thursday (Feb 19) night after a one-day trial, the Austria Press Agency reported. The court did not identify him, in keeping with local privacy rules.

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