Overview

• Police detained a 33-year-old German suspect at the scene of the latest VW Caddy blaze in Antonienstraße on June 19-20 after officers extinguished the fire and collected forensic traces.
• Leipzig prosecutors have charged him with nine counts of arson and have opened attempted murder proceedings following injuries sustained by a 36-year-old camper occupant.
• Investigators from the Leipzig police and public prosecutor’s office are assessing whether he is responsible for all recent vehicle fires in the city’s West district.
• The string of deliberate blazes has caused significant property damage and raised safety concerns among residents in the Schleußig neighborhood.
• A Leipzig magistrate’s court ordered him held in custody last Friday and he remains in a detention facility as authorities continue to build their case.