More than 30 years after an arson attack at a German shelter for asylum seekers, charges have now been filed against a suspect in custody. The right-wing extremist Peter S. has to answer in 20 cases for murder and attempted murder and for arson with a fatal outcome and attempted manslaughter in court.
As the federal prosecutor in Karlsruhe announced, there is sufficient suspicion that the right-wing extremist, who is already known to the police, may have started the fire. The act was planned with a racist motive. On September 18, 1991, S. met other right-wing extremists and like-minded people from the neo-Nazi scene, who exchanged ideas about the racist attacks in Hoyerswerda (Saxony). The authority explains that it should also have been said here that such acts would be desirable in Saarlouis.
Fire resulting in death
According to the indictment, S. went to the asylum seekers’ accommodation the morning after that conversation and poured gasoline into the stairwell and then set it on fire. Samuel Yeboah, who fled Ghana, was killed in the arson attack. Two other residents of the shelter managed to escape through the window, but not without serious injuries. The other 18 residents were unharmed.
In custody since April
Peter S. is accused by the federal prosecutor of murder, in 20 cases attempted murder and arson resulting in death. S. was arrested in April of this year and has been incarcerated ever since.
Source: Krone
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