Cologne - a literal shot in the knee made on Monday Theo J. (33) in the Cologne district court. And that in two respects.
With a revolver he had accidentally shot himself in the leg - and claims to have been victims of an attack. "Misrepresentation of a crime," the judge called it.
When walking with his girlfriend, Anna M. (51) in Ehrenfeld had solved the fatal shot. When Anna, 26 July 2008, at 23.48 clock alerted the ambulance, soluble te thus a large scale operation of the police they made. The fact that her boyfriend shot himself in the thigh, she had not told on the phone.
The police closed the area of Outer Kanalstraße corner polecat road down completely, the homicide squad secured the tracks, ran a search for the alleged "terrorists a". A totally unnecessary and expensive police operation.
At the hearing, Theo J. further claimed that a passing car or a bike rider would have targeted him. "I was threatened the day before," said J. aus.Die in court yesterday, doctors at St. Francis Hospital the defendant operated a lead ball from the right thigh. Obviously, an angler utensil that was used as a projectile.
"Where does the lead ball?", Asked a policeman. "At least not by my Anglo-Saxons", as Theo was fired from the Pis tole responded. In a search warrant, but police put the sicher.Gutachten such spheres also showed that the shot was fired from less than 50 centimeters and smoke residue to J. 's hands were.
Since it did not help that the accused vehemently denied everything in court. Theo and Anna were both convicted, fined a total of 3,200 euros. J. Theo announced to go into revision.
