A police car was set on fire in front of a toy library in Wolfratshausen.
The perpetrator has since been convicted - now his friend was in the dock.
Wolfratshausen - The case made headlines: On the night of June 30, 2019, a patrol car was set on fire in front of a gaming room on Obermarkt.
For the act, a 30-year-old Wolfratshauser was sentenced to two years and four months in prison (we reported).
Now an acquaintance of the arsonist, who also lived in Wolfratshausen, was sitting in the dock because of the matter.
Police car set on fire: arson in Wolfratshausen has consequences for witnesses
The 33-year-old (who was briefly regarded as a suspect himself) had to answer for false, unofficial testimony and attempted thwarting of punishment.
He walked out of court with a ten-month sentence with three years probation.
The man had testified as a witness on January 13, 2020 in the main hearing against the then alleged arsonist at the Wolfratshauser district court.
He claimed that the defendant stood next to him at a table at the entrance to the place the whole time that night.
So he could not have started the fire that broke out on the rear right wheel arch of the BMW X 1.
This statement contradicted the information he had given a few days after the fire to the police officers who visited him at his place of work: On the night of the crime, his acquaintance said, “I'm going to set this on fire”.
He also did not stand with him permanently.
False statement in the fire process?
Witness is in the dock
When confronted with the objection, he gave the reason that he had felt pressured by the police.
During the interrogation he wanted to explain that the accused was not the perpetrator, but the police did not rest.
In his own trial, the 33-year-old was remorseful.
"I apologize for saying it wasn't him." His confession saved him from jail.
The defendant had been given a suspended sentence just a few weeks before the arson.
He was sentenced to another ten months' imprisonment, but again with a chance of parole.
Wolfratshausen district court passes judgment on false statements after arson
In view of the positive development that the probation officer attested to the defendant, "the prison would be counterproductive and also not serve your personal development," said Chief Public Prosecutor Frank Gellhaus. "It is also clearly in your favor that the perpetrator has now been legally convicted." all a very ugly picture. You tried to foil a serious crime. Ten months is a very mild sentence. ”As a condition, the convict has to pay 1000 euros to the sponsoring association for youth and social work. The defendant accepted the verdict.
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