A 19-year-old firefighter is still in custody for allegedly starting three fires in the upper Mühlviertel with a lighter within a few days. She will therefore have to appear in court on July 26. She gives as her motive that she wanted to meet her ex-boyfriend.
At the beginning of May there was a fear of flames in the upper Mühlviertel. As reported, three dangerous fires were set within a few nights: first, piles of wood were burned in a floodplain in Goldwörth, then a wooden shed burned down in the middle of the town square in Feldkirchen an der Donau, and finally the shed of a farm burned, also in Goldwörth, victim of the flames. Investigators were soon able to identify a 19-year-old firefighter as a suspect: she is said to have started the three fires.
The motive seems clear
It now seems clear why the woman from Mühlviertel allegedly reached for the lighter three times: “The suspect’s reasoning is that her ex-boyfriend is in the fire department. The request was to meet him during the operation,” Florian Roitner from the Linz public prosecutor’s office told the “Krone”.
“Were short-circuit reactions”
The 19-year-old is due to appear in court on July 26. She is accused of arson in two cases and of serious property damage in the case of the piles of wood that were set on fire. “The suspect has confessed to the entire accusation. She regrets it and says it was a knee-jerk reaction,” Roitner said.
If convicted, she could face a prison sentence of ten years. Three years ago, the 19-year-old had to answer for a series of fires. The procedure ended with a diversion at the time.
Source: Krone
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