An approximately 200-year-old oak tree in Regenstauf (Regensburg district) was deliberately poisoned. Five holes were drilled into the trunk of the tree and an unknown poison was injected, the police announced on Monday. As a result, the oak died and had to be felled. The extent to which the surrounding landscape was damaged still had to be investigated.
The 53-year-old owner of the forest where the oak stood reported the case to the police on Friday. The previously unknown perpetrator had probably drilled the holes over the past month. The police initially investigated property damage. The damage is estimated at around 3,000 euros.