A drug addict from Salzburg (32) confessed that he had lit up in a brothel. According to his confession, he did this on behalf of his then boyfriend. Both were sentenced to long prison terms by the Salzburg Regional Court on Tuesday.
Two locals with extensive criminal experience were led to interrogation room 204 of the regional court by four prison guards on Tuesday. The handcuffs came off for the criminal trial. It concerns attempted arson.
The 32-year-old has eight previous convictions
Zündler (32), who has already been convicted eight times and has a huge drug problem, has made a confession: on July 14, he committed an arson attack in a sauna club in the Gnigl district of Salzburg. “The reason for the whole story was a woman, a prostitute,” he told the court.
The court followed confessions and found both guilty
The co-suspect from Salzburg (34) fell in love with the woman. But after an argument with the local manager, he was no longer allowed into the establishment. And apparently he no longer wanted his loved one to work there. That’s why the 34-year-old allegedly said: ‘Take two petrol cans and light them.’ And in return, he was forgiven 6,000 euros in drug debt, says the 32-year-old.
‘Erasing His Heartbreak’
“My intention was to pay off my drug debt and erase his heartbreak.” But that’s exactly what the 34-year-old vehemently denies: the 32-year-old probably just made up the whole story while high on drugs. “I have no other motive,” the alleged ignition driver replies. He himself was never a customer there. And he only blamed his then-boyfriend for letting him down with the case: “I don’t want to serve this alone.”
After hearing from several witnesses, the jury followed the confession and found both suspects guilty of attempted arson. The well-known Zündler was sentenced to three and a half years of unconditional imprisonment – he accepted the sentence. The co-suspect, who relapsed, was given a five-year unconditional prison sentence – not legally binding.
Source: Krone
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