Overview
- The Amtsgericht Krefeld found the 50-year-old operator guilty of negligent bodily injury over a March 2024 incident at a mobile bouncy-castle park.
- A strong gust snapped a tether, the inflatable partly lifted and collapsed, and three children were injured.
- The court cited a DWD warning of gusts at wind strength 7, noting inflatables should only operate up to wind strength 5.
- Prosecutors sought a six-month suspended sentence, but the court imposed a monetary penalty of €4,500, equivalent to 180 daily rates.
- The defendant from Selfkant initially remained silent, later apologized after a victim's mother testified, and the verdict is not yet legally binding.