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Shot through neighbor's door: Seven years in prison in Hamburg

A suspected right-wing extremist accused of the attempted murder of his neighbor in Hamburg has been sentenced to seven years in prison. On Thursday, the Hamburg District Court found the 49-year-old guilty of attempted murder in conjunction with intentional unlawful possession of a firearm,...

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Shot through neighbor's door: Seven years in prison in Hamburg

After taking evidence, the court was convinced that the defendant had fired a rifle through the door of a neighbor's apartment in May with the intention of killing her. The shot pierced the door and a chest of drawers before lodging in a wall. The neighbor was in the apartment at the time, but remained unharmed.

The prosecution assumed that the man's motive was right-wing xenophobia. He admitted to the shooting during the trial, but denied any intention to kill. During the trial, he described himself as a "former neo-Nazi" who had left this attitude behind him.

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Source: www.stern.de

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