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Krefeld Arsonist Sentenced to 6.5 Years Plus Preventive Detention

Judges ordered preventive detention after a psychiatric report found the 38-year-old fully culpable in a spree of October fires he partially confessed to.

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Acht Monate nach einer versuchten Brandstiftung in einem Kino ist ein Mann vom Landgericht Krefeld zu einer mehrjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt worden. Der Angeklagte wurde zu sechseinhalb Jahren Haft verurteilt, wie eine Gerichtssprecherin sagte.

Overview

  • On October 10, 2024, he set his attic apartment, a Caritas transport vehicle and an employment agency office ablaze before police shot him in a cinema foyer near the main station.
  • The Landgericht Krefeld convicted him of aggravated arson and related offences based on his partial confession and evidence from multiple fire scenes.
  • A court-commissioned psychiatric assessment diagnosed him with a dissocial personality disorder and ruled he was fully responsible for the attacks.
  • Officials report he entered Germany illegally in 2002, is known under 27 aliases and served a 4.5-year sentence in 2010 for violent offences including attempted rape.
  • His defence attorney has announced plans to appeal the 6.5-year prison term and subsequent preventive detention, with the verdict not yet final.