Hamburg: Two youths remanded in custody over stone-throwing on A7
Following stone-throwing incidents from a motorway bridge at moving cars, two youths are being held on remand. The public prosecutor's office has brought charges of seven counts of attempted murder against them.
Remand ordered following stone-throwing on motorway
Two youths aged 14 and 18 are now being held in custody after they allegedly threw stones from a motorway bridge at moving vehicles on the A7 in Hamburg. According to mopo.de, the public prosecutor's office has brought charges of seven counts of attempted murder against them, as the throws put seven people in mortal danger.
The accused were initially not remanded in custody. However, this changed following a reassessment of the investigation results. On 5 November, the public prosecutor's office reappraised witness statements, vehicle damage and traffic camera footage and established sufficient grounds for suspicion.
On the same day, the authority applied for remand in custody. Chief public prosecutor Mia-Christine Sperling-Karstens stated that throwing stones from motorway bridges constituted "extremely serious crime" and could give rise to suspicion of an attempted killing offence. "That only property damage resulted here can really only be described as a stroke of luck," she wrote.
On 3 November, several motorists reported that unknown persons had thrown stones from a bridge onto the motorway. Police arrested the two suspects shortly afterwards. The youth investigating judge issued the remand orders on 10 November, and the state criminal police office subsequently enforced them.
Source: Die Zeit Kriminalität