A 37-year-old man from Arnhem, who is suspected of driving a robber to death in 2017, does not need to be punished for this. That is the prosecution’s opinion. According to the public prosecutor, the man can rely on severe weather and storm excess.
The Arnhemmer was before the judge today deadly collision. In addition, he reportedly killed a 46-year-old man on March 30, 2017, who carried out armed robbery of his home earlier in the evening. The robber had reported to the suspect’s home that day as a potential buyer for an expensive watch, writes Omroep Gelderland. The man started shooting at the front door.
The suspect managed to flee the house with his wife. Once outside, they got into a meal delivery van that happened to pass by. The robber also went out through the house. “There is a very stressful situation, where the robber points his weapon at the van and shoots, and the resident drives into the robber with the van,” said the Public Prosecution Service. When the robber lay motionless on the ground, the suspect would have hit him again.
Not punishable
However, according to the judiciary, the man is not punishable. “The man could not reasonably be expected in this situation to be able to think clearly and to realize that the danger had passed.”
According to the prosecution, the man went overboard when he hit the robber for the second time, but there is also a mitigating circumstance: “That he went too far in his defense is an immediate consequence of the great fear and panic that the robber caused itself. “
The Public Prosecution Service requests dismissal from all legal proceedings. The court is expected to rule in two weeks.
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