Fuel poured into apartment building resident's letterbox in Espoo – man detained on suspicion of criminal damage
Fuel was poured into a woman's letterbox in an Espoo apartment building on Sunday evening. Police detained the suspected man on suspicion of attempted criminal damage.
Fuel poured into Espoo woman's letterbox – suspect detained
According to Kirkkonummensanomat.fi, police received a call on Sunday, 8 November, to an Espoo apartment building, where the corridor smelt strongly of petrol. A man carrying a canister was also observed at the scene.
The rescue services inspected the scene together with police. The investigation revealed possible traces of petrol near the door of one apartment and in the area of the letterbox.
"As police investigated the matter, it emerged that an acquaintance of the woman living in the apartment had sent her threatening messages in which a petrol canister was visible. The case is suspected to involve a dispute over money matters," commented crime commissioner Mikko Alakärppä.
A patrol inspected the apartment of the man suspected of sending the messages. The man was found at the scene and taken into custody at Espoo police station on suspicion of attempted criminal damage.
During the preliminary investigation, the suspect confirmed police's understanding of the course of events: there would be a relatively small debt, on account of which he would have threatened the complainant with messages and by pouring petrol through the letterbox. The investigation into the case continues.
Source: Google News FI — Crime (fi)