In August 2022, the company car of the mayor of Coburg caught fire. Now the district court has decided to place a 55-year-old in a psychiatric clinic. He has repeatedly committed criminal offenses.
The city of Coburg had a fire in a mayor’s company car last August in terror shifted. The Coburg district court has now ordered the placement of a 55-year-old in a psychiatric clinic. A report of new press According to the court, it was proven that the man set fire to two city official cars in the courtyard of the town hall. The decision followed the request of the public prosecutor. She had pleaded that the man be placed in a closed facility as he was not guilty. He is a danger to the public. The 55-year-old lives under the delusion that he is constantly being treated unfairly and reacts to this with criminal offenses.
The man had made such appearances several times in recent years, for example with arson, resistance against law enforcement officials, incitement to hatred, use of anti-constitutional signs and the insult of a public official in Bayreuth. Most recently, Dominik Sauerteig, Coburg’s mayor, had also become the man’s target. The head of the town hall had reacted to threats made against him by banning the man from the house.
The 55-year-old’s defense attorney had asked the court to reject the application for accommodation. There is no evidence that he was actually responsible for the arson at City Hall. For example, there are no eyewitnesses. The decision of the court is not final. The length of time people are housed after a court decision depends on the course of the disease.