Frankfurt (Main) – Shock on Friday evening: After a roof explosion, a man runs burning out of a residential building in Frankfurt. A second man saves himself by climbing onto the roof. Now it is clear: It was arson!
Incredibly tragic: Both are brothers. Their names are Gabriele (28) and Antonio R. (31) and they come from Apulia (Italy).
Attempted fratricide in Frankfurt
The 28-year-old, who ran out of the house burning and has since died due to his severe injuries (85 percent of the skin burned), the Feuer with full intention. He apparently wanted to kill his own brother. According to BILD information, the motive is jealousy!
Neighbours fought in vain for the life of Gabriele R. (28). He is said to have deliberately set the fire
“Explosion was deliberately caused”
The first witness statements and results of the fire investigators’ investigations are now available. “Based on the current state of the investigation, it can be assumed that the explosion was caused deliberately,” confirmed a spokesman for the Frankfurt police.
The younger man is said to have deliberately set the fire in front of the apartment in the Westend district using an accelerant and probably accidentally set himself on fire. An investigation for attempted murder has been launched against arsonist Gabriele R. The investigation is ongoing, although he died on Tuesday.
“Further clues and traces are still being evaluated, which could possibly point in a different direction regarding the cause of the fire and the course of events,” said the police spokesman.
More than 100 firefighters and police rushed to the scene of the accident
The motive for the murder was apparently jealousy
But what drove him to commit this crazy act? At first, residents suspected that Gabriele R. was perhaps afraid of a rent increase or termination – and then “went crazy.”
Five days after the fire, however, it seems clear: it was jealousy! He knew full well that his brother was still in the apartment and is said to have announced the crime to friends. Further details are currently unclear.
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While Gabriele tried to escape at the last second through the stairwell, Antonio climbed onto the roof. He waited there until the fire brigade got to him. Miraculously, he escaped with minor burns and was able to leave the hospital.
The two brothers lived together in the attic apartment in Frankfurt’s Westend district
Now he has to bury his younger brother, the brother who wanted to murder him.
