Canadians shot German father in the head - two years later he is a free man

A family man from NRW was the victim of a shotgun attack. The gunman, a Canadian teenager, was now released after a brief detention.

• Family man Horst S. was shot in the head by a teenager during a trip to Canada .
• The shooter - a teenager from an indigenous people - had previously consumed drugs and alcohol
• Now the perpetrator came out of prison after less than two years - Horst S. is still suffering .

Calary - It was probably the darkest day in the life of the 63-year-old father Horst S. In August 2018, his whole family traveled to Canada for his milestone birthday . On a highway west of Calgary, driver Horst S. was shot and hit in the head by a passing car. He drove his SUV against some trees. The German never recovered from the consequences of the head shot - the perpetrator, however, was recently released from prison .

German shot in Canada: Victim still struggles with the consequences

That the 60-year-old father from North Rhine-Westphalia survived is a miracle. He was flown to Germany two weeks after the attack, where eight projectile fragments were operated on from his head. Horst S. has been paralyzed on the right side of the body since the shot and is struggling with memory problems. According to a letter from his son Daniel S., Horst S. also lost his job and was no longer able to work . He could also lose the house because insurance only pays until May, the son wrote to the court.

#BREAKING Alberta teen found guilty of shooting German tourist in head

Horst Stewin survived, went back to Germany, where doctors removed eight bullet fragments from his brain

He is paralyzed on his right side, gets confused and has memory issueshttps: //t.co / VqkTYCoTYQ

According to the perpetrator, he was probably looking for a man who had beaten up his younger brother and thought he found him in the black SUV. The court saw an accidental mistake here . 

German shot in Canada: 16-year-old perpetrator received mild prison sentence

The shooter, who was only 16 at the time of the crime, was sentenced to 21 months after his arrest. The driver also admitted that his three passengers - including the perpetrator - were drinking vodka and smoking crystal meth.

The judge ultimately sentenced him to 14 months imprisonment and a house arrest of seven months. The now 18-year-old shooter was sitting in the last 15 months in pre-trial detention , which is why his sentence has now expired. He was ordered to live with his father now and seek advice as needed , as reported by globalnews.ca .

The Stoney Nakoda youth, who was found guilty of aggravated assault in relation to the 2017 shooting of German tourist Horst Stewin, has been sentenced to 14 months, but with 15 months already served, he is expected to be released today # ABcourts https: / /t.co/5uv0Egk2yD

German shot in Canada: Richter cited “special circumstances”

The judge cited the "special circumstances of the perpetrators, especially the indigenous perpetrators" as the reason for the soft punishment. The shooter belonged, like all occupants of the car, to the indigenous group of the Stoney Nakoda Nation. At the time of the 16-year-old, no criminal record was found at the time of the crime, the shooter's lawyer emphasized his client's "neglect and physical and emotional abuse of parents" as well as a "persistent drug abuse problem".

Horst S. is still marked by the shotgun attack and will no longer be allowed to live a normal life due to the arbitrariness of the Canadian.

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