Serious arson: Suspects and their burnt-out car found in Lenggries
Created: 08/19/2022, 05:00 p.m
By: Andreas Steppan
The police arrested the suspects in Lenggries.
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A 61-year-old is suspected of having set fire to an apartment building in the Rosenheim district.
First the woman disappeared.
Eventually she was discovered by witnesses in the Isarwinkel.
Lenggries/Riedering – A 61-year-old suspected of serious arson and attempted homicide was found in Lenggries on Thursday.
According to the police, a witness discovered the woman's burning car around 9:30 a.m. near Bundesstraße 13.
Another passer-by met the 61-year-old at around 12 noon, not far from the car wreck.
She was arrested and taken to a hospital by rescue helicopter.
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The 61-year-old is said to have set fire to an apartment building the night before
The 61-year-old is said to have set fire to an apartment building in Riedering (Rosenheim district) the night before.
According to the police, a neighbor heard a bang around 1:45 a.m., then it caught fire.
The alerted fire brigades quickly managed to extinguish the flames.
By then, the 61-year-old's apartment had burned out and the flames had also caused considerable damage in the stairwell.
The fire brigade evacuated several residents via the balconies.
A woman was taken to the hospital for a check-up with suspected mild smoke inhalation.
Investigations into aggravated arson and attempted homicide
Officials from the permanent criminal investigation service (KDD) took over the first investigations into the cause of the fire that night, which are now being continued by the fire investigators from the K1 department of the Rosenheim criminal investigation department.
Based on initial findings in the fire object, the investigators assume that the fire in the house was intentionally set, which is why the public prosecutor's office and the criminal police are investigating serious arson and attempted homicide.
Police are investigating a connection to two other fires
The police are also examining a possible connection with fires in two other residential properties on Thursday in the Rosenheim district.
Fortunately, no one was injured in these cases, but there was considerable damage to property.
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