Fall attacks in Schleußig: man injured - police investigated for murder!

Fall attacks in Schleußig: man injured - police investigated for murder!

In the night of Saturday, between 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., there was a devastating arson attack on several parked cars in the Leipzig district of Schleuß. Both private cars as well as campers and residential trailers, which were parked in parking spaces or on the roadside, were affected. Numerous fire brigades were on duty to extinguish the flames and bring the situation under control.

A 36-year-old man was in one of the vehicles at the time of the fire outbreak and was injured. So far, the police have no information about the identity of the perpetrators. The investigation is in full swing, whereby the public prosecutor's office is investigating attempted murder because the intention to endanger life cannot be excluded. The other affected vehicles are determined for arson.

Investigations and property damage

The work at the crime scenes has not yet been completed. In the meantime, the Leipzig police warned against visual impairments in Schleuß, since both the fires and the extinguishing work could affect the traffic conditions. The damage caused by property remains unpaid, the amount is still the subject of the investigation that the authorities will not comment on due to the ongoing procedure.

The police have announced that they do not announce any further details on the investigation so as not to endanger possible investigative approaches. Investigators are on site to secure traces and to collect possible information that could contribute to clarifying the crime.

The incidents are a worrying signal regarding the security in the district and raise questions about the motivation of the perpetrators. lvz and MDR report about these dramatic events and the ongoing investigations in the coming days become.