Extremism - Trial over shot through apartment door continues
The trial surrounding the potentially fatal shot fired by a neighbor through the front door of a young woman's apartment in Hamburg-Niendorf will continue on Monday (9:15 a.m.) with witness hearings. According to the court, the husband of the 25-year-old Pakistani woman and residents of the house as well as the landlord and previous tenant will be heard.
The public prosecutor's office is accusing the accused, a 49-year-old German, of attempted murder. At the start of the trial, the man confessed to shooting through his neighbor's closed door with a rifle.
According to the indictment, he committed the crime on May 27 of this year "due to his pronounced right-wing extremist and xenophobic views". He did not have a firearms license for the bolt-action rifle.
The projectile had smashed through the door and a chest of drawers and lodged in the wall. No people were hit; the resident, who said she was pregnant, and her mother-in-law were not in the hallway.
The defendant had emphasized in his statement that he had not wanted to hit anyone with the shot. He had only wanted to scare the neighbors, whose alleged loudness had often disturbed him in the past.
Police report from 28.05.23
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- During the witness hearings at the trial for the attempted murder case, the public prosecutor's office will also scrutinize the accused's neighbors and landlord, as they believe that the 49-year-old German's extreme views could have played a role in the incident, given that he fired a shot through his Pakistani neighbor's apartment door in Hamburg-Niendorf due to his right-wing extremist and xenophobic views.
- Following the confession made by the accused in his court statement, the public prosecutor's office in Hamburg has charged the man with attempted murder for the shot that was fired through the apartment door, which had led to criminal damage, as the bullet had smashed through the front door and a chest of drawers before lodging in the wall.
- The wife of the Pakistani woman, who fiercely condemned the act of extremism, had made a public statement expressing gratitude to the police and the public prosecutor's office for ensuring the safety of her family and for bringing the perpetrator to justice, as such actions have no place in a civil society, and crossing the line by firing a weapon is unacceptable.
- The trial over the shot through the apartment door incident in Hamburg-Niendorf is a stark reminder of the challenges faced by residents in apartment buildings, as tensions between neighbors over minor issues can sometimes escalate, leading to acts of criminality and extremism, which the court will be tasked with addressing and setting an example to deter such behavior in the future.
Source: www.stern.de
