The man is deliberately charged with serious assault. “The prosecution is not based on self-defense,” confirmed the public prosecutor’s office, Leopold Bien, in a “Krone” report (Wednesday edition) at the request of the APA. A trial date has not yet been set. The Turkish citizen is said to have drawn his handgun and shot at his compatriot on August 21 of the previous year in the course of a dispute on Mühlweg. The 30-year-old had been hit twice, according to earlier police reports. He suffered a bullet through the thigh and lower leg and was admitted to the St. Pölten University Hospital. While an alarm manhunt was still going on for the shooter, the 36-year-old surrendered to the Linzer Strasse police station. He was admitted to the St. Pölten Prison. Both men have their residence in the state capital.
According to the report, the other charges are illegal possession of weapons and endangering physical security because a car that happened to drive by was hit in the course of the shooting. If convicted, the accused faces up to ten years’ imprisonment.
Source: Nachrichten
