For arson

Fire in traditional inn: trial against son

The fire spread quickly.(Bild: Matthias Lauber/laumat.at)

At the beginning of April, a traditional inn in the district of Grieskirchen was completely destroyed in a fire. Suspicion quickly turned to the son of the owners. The 20-year-old is said to have thrown cigarette butts into the paper container. In January, he has to stand trial for arson.

"Temporarily closed due to fire" is still written on the homepage of an inn in the district of Grieskirchen. At the beginning of April, the traditional establishment was completely destroyed by a devastating fire and the landlord's family was able to escape just in time.

At large
It quickly became clear that arson was involved and the son (20) of the couple running the business became the focus of the investigators. He quickly confessed and was released on conditional release.

Another incident back in May
The trained chef was served with the indictment in mid-October and the trial is due to take place in January. He will then have to answer for arson and attempted arson at Wels Regional Court. Back in May, the 20-year-old is said to have thrown cigarette butts into a paper container at the pub, but the fire department was able to prevent anything worse.

"Never wanted something like this to happen"
When questioned by the police, the young man initially gave different accounts, but ultimately admitted that he had thrown the cigarette butts into the paper container. During the fire in August, he even noticed the heavy smoke and tried to put it out - but then lost his nerve. He is said to have commented on the terrible fire: "I never wanted something like this to happen."