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The court detained a man accused of setting fire to an apartment in Bohumín Home

Bohumin (Karviná) The district court in Karviná on Tuesday imposed a sentence on a 54-year-old man accused of setting fire to an apartment in Bohumín on Saturday. The spokesperson of the Moravian-Silesian police, Pavla Jiroušková, told ČTK. The court fully complied with the prosecutor’s motion, which feared that the accused, in fear of a heavy sentence, would flee or continue to commit violent crime. The fire killed 11 people, including three children.


“The court fully complied with my motion and took the accused into custody for both reasons of detention. He justified this by the threat of a heavy sentence and the fear of repeating the crime, “said the supervising prosecutor Michal Król.

The man who was burned in the crime was brought to court by the police with bandaged hands and a bulletproof vest. He was brought from the hospital and confessed to the crime. The king added that the man was in the care of doctors with regard to injuries. He will therefore travel to the Pankrác remand prison, which has a hospital.

The king added that, according to the findings so far, the man used petrol, which he had bought at the gas station shortly before. On Saturday around 18:00 he came to the apartment where his son, his wife, grandson and his mother lived. “He initiated the fire. We do not think he was in the apartment. Whether he poured combustibles into the apartment through a ajar or closed door, they will have to assess expert opinions, “said the plaintiff.

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According to the supervising public prosecutor, the motive for the arson attack was disputes. “He cites the attempt to intimidate his wife and son with whom he had long-standing disagreements as a motive,” said the King. According to him, the trigger was also an emotionally uncontrollable situation when the attacker’s wife moved away from him to his son. “He says he didn’t realize what he could do. He is currently showing some regret. However – what to think about such regret, “added Król.

According to him, at the time of the attack, there were 15 people invited to the children’s birthday party in the apartment. According to the public prosecutor, the fire killed the attacker’s wife, son, grandson and his mother. Two other children invited to the celebration also died. The plaintiff did not want to specify the ties to the other victims. “There were other people without kinship,” he said simply. Six people died directly in the apartment. Another five people died after falling from the window. Four managed to escape from the apartment through the balcony.

Police charged the attacker with murder and general danger on Monday. He faces up to exceptional punishment, including life imprisonment. According to Krol, the investigation of the arson attack will take several months. For example, expert opinions will be awaited. Experts must evaluate how the fire spread and where the flammable was everywhere. The mental state of the accused will also be examined. According to the plaintiff, however, there is no indication yet that he has a mental disorder.



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