Family drama in Munich: parents wake up because of a burning mattress - son (8) confesses

Created: 01/12/2022, 05:40 AM

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There was an attempted homicide in Munich.

An 8-year-old child is said to have set fire to his parents' mattress while they were sleeping.

Munich - In Neuperlach there was an attempted homicide on Thursday, January 6th, around 6 a.m.

According to the police, an 8-year-old child set fire to his sleeping parents' mattress.

The 28-year-old father and the 27-year-old mother noticed the fire and were able to extinguish it themselves with water.

The son was admitted to an appropriate clinic.

Munich: Attempted homicide - son sets fire to parents' mattress

According to the Munich police, the 28-year-old was slightly injured when the fire was extinguished.

The called fire brigade therefore no longer needed to intervene, the property damage remained low.

As can be seen in the report from the officials, the boy's motive should also be clear.

The police wrote:

“During the investigation at the crime scene, it became known that the eight-year-old son of the two obviously felt neglected because the parents had to look after a sick child.

The 8-year-old stated to a sibling and also to the police that he had deliberately set fire to the mattress on a sofa bed in the living room of the apartment.

The child was then initially placed in an appropriate clinic by the police.

The youth welfare office was informed and involved. "

The commissioner's office 13, which was initially responsible, moved to the scene of the crime and took over the investigations, which are now being carried out by the commissioner's office 11.

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