Armed with a butter knife, a masked Tyrolean stormed into a tobacco shop in Innsbruck at the end of March and stole 470 euros. Soon after, he was caught. Now the 29-year-old sat meekly in court.
“It was more than just nonsense,” the 29-year-old said sheepishly in court in Innsbruck and apologized to the tobacconist after the hearing. “I’ll never see them again,” he promised.
After 13 minutes, the handcuffs clicked
At the end of March, the masked Tyrolean stormed into a tobacco shop in Reichenau in Innsbruck with a butter knife. He fled with 470 euros in loot, but was caught after 13 minutes. His action was “spontaneous”, driven by the realization shortly after getting up in the morning that he was running out of money in his wallet. Not even to buy food for his cat.
Make final judgment already
Even prosecutor Florian Oberhofer eventually agreed with this “special constellation” and – like the defense lawyer – spoke out in favor of a lenient sentence for the suspect. The jury, presided over by Judge Paul Menardi, eventually handed down 18 months in prison, six of which were unconditional. In addition, the suspect must repay the 470 euros. He accepted the verdict.
Source: Krone
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