The 20-year-old accused cried in courtroom and apologized to the sufferer’s kinfolk.
- The prosecutor calls for an unconditional jail sentence for the 20-year-old Sergeant of the Armored Brigade for manslaughter and different crimes.
- An intoxicated and suicidal man went to the barracks space at evening and took a Protection Forces automobile. At excessive velocity, he collided with a taxi, whose 54-year-old driver died within the collision.
- The accused has denied the intention to kill. He says that the aim was to crash into “one thing” with out harming bystanders. Within the courtroom, she broke down in tears.
On Saturday, March 9, the navy police of the Armored Brigade acquired a name early within the morning: a 20-year-old sergeant could not discover his keys and could not get inside his unit.
It was about 5 within the morning. The navy police officer who was the sector chief determined to go to the place in individual. On the spot, the sergeant apologized for the difficulty he had precipitated him. He confirmed his ID card and answered the questions briefly “as troopers normally do”.
The sergeant mentioned that he had arrived to carry out the duties assigned to him by the top of the unit, the primary lieutenant and the sergeant.
– On the time, there was a refresher coaching workforce and conscripts within the constructing in query, so it did not sound that unusual, as a result of there was lodging there on the time, the sector supervisor later mirrored in courtroom.
The sergeant didn’t seem like intoxicated outwardly, however when the sector chief let the person into the unit, he smelled alcohol.
– I requested the place he was coming from and he mentioned that he was at a tyhy occasion with a piece group. He mentioned that he was the motive force of the work group at first of the night and that he had been ingesting afterwards, which is why he smells of alcohol. He additionally apologized to me for that.
Based on the sector supervisor, it was clear that the accused had moved within the unit in query earlier than. As quickly as he reported to the operator on responsibility and obtained his ID again, he began going via the doorways.
– I whimpered [syytetylle], that you simply fall asleep quickly, when you nonetheless have time at this stage. That is my final commentary of this explicit individual, recalled the sector supervisor.
He didn’t know {that a} 20-year-old sergeant had arrived on the garrison within the early hours of the morning to search for a weapon.
He confided in a colleague about his ideas
In courtroom, the sergeant apologized to the sufferer’s household. Joonas Alanne
The deadly crash in Tampere in March was mentioned in courtroom on Tuesday. The younger contract soldier is accused of homicide and a number of other different crimes.
The 20-year-old sergeant had been working as a coach within the Armored Brigade positioned in Hattula’s Parolannummi since July of the earlier 12 months. His colleague described the person in courtroom as eccentric.
– Perhaps a bit completely different by way of private chemistry than others on the office, however we now have gotten together with him, the person described.
On Friday, March 8, the eccentric sergeant had missed a capturing apply. Based on his colleague, he was additionally uncertain if he might afford to go to the cottage along with his work workforce.
On the cottage, a 20-year-old man had opened up about his troubles to his co-worker after ingesting alcohol. He talked about his suicidal ideas and the “close to miss” that had occurred a few weeks earlier.
– I used to be fairly shocked, however I attempted to maintain the state of affairs beneath management and I talked to him for a very long time within the night alone, mentioned a colleague who testified in courtroom.
After the dialog, the accused man had cheered up and the group headed to a bar in Hämeenlinna at midnight.
– He promised me that nothing would occur, the colleague mentioned.
“Silly backup plan”
The accused was driving an SUV belonging to the Protection Forces. Reader’s photograph
The sergeant accused of homicide advised the courtroom that the alcohol consumed within the bar solely worsened the melancholic temper. He determined to take his personal life.
Within the wee hours of the morning, the person first went to his residence, the place he saved the cartridges he had taken from the Protection Forces. There have been 14 of them. Then he headed to his office within the Armored Brigade to get a weapon.
The sergeant obtained contained in the unit, however didn’t pay money for the weapon.
The 20-year-old man felt that he might now not again out of his personal plan. He mentioned that he had “burned bridges” by going to the barracks space drunk at evening.
He determined to take a Protection Forces automobile and crash into one thing with it.
– It was such a silly improvised backup plan, the accused described his resolution.
Pushed the automobile
The person left Parola at 5:23 a.m. in a Toyota Hilux off-road automobile belonging to the Protection Forces, which is registered as a van. He headed for the freeway.
Whereas driving on the street, he referred to as his family members and likewise the emergency heart. He advised the operator clearly what he was going to do.
– I’m presently driving a 190-year-old motorbike in a Protection Forces automobile, the younger man advised the emergency dispatcher.
He repeatedly mentioned he did not wish to harm bystanders and requested the police to place a concrete barrier within the street for him to crash into. Naturally, the request couldn’t be agreed to, however the man obtained the police after him.
The deputy of the police area supervisor contacted the intoxicated driver by telephone. In the course of the name, the sergeant claimed to police that he had a gun.
– He mentioned that if the police cease him on a spiked carpet, he’ll use the gun on outsiders, the police mentioned in courtroom.
It was a lie. The person had no ammunition aside from cartridges in his possession.
The sergeant advised the police that he would drive till he hit one thing.
Taxi driver on the intersection
It was quiet on the intersection of Lempääläntie and Kuokkamaantie when the police patrol become the intersection space. On the identical time, a taxi slowly braking approached the intersection.
It was quickly adopted by an SUV driving at a velocity of 160 kilometers per hour, which crashed into the again of the taxi at excessive velocity. The 54-year-old driver of the taxi didn’t have time to react to the state of affairs in any manner and died virtually instantly from his accidents.
– It was such a fast state of affairs. Did not have time to consider it, described the policeman who witnessed the collision from a patrol automobile.
Within the collision, the entrance tire of the SUV flew straight on the police automobile that was ready on the intersection with its blue lights on. The state of affairs was recorded on the entrance digital camera of the police automobile, the recording of which was proven in courtroom.
The accused cried
The taxi was in unhealthy form after the accident. Reader’s photograph
The prosecutor calls for a 10-year jail sentence for the 20-year-old man for manslaughter, aggravated drunk driving, aggravated endangering visitors security and different crimes. The outline of the occasion itself is undisputed. The accused has admitted to all different crimes besides manslaughter. He considers himself responsible of aggravated manslaughter.
Based on the prosecutor, the person knew that the possible results of his actions was the dying of one other individual. Earlier than the collision, the automobile had left the freeway and moved right into a built-up space. The younger sergeant repeatedly advised his listening to that his intention was to not kill anybody however himself.
– Lastly, I wish to say that I can say and do no matter I need, nevertheless it will not change the truth that an harmless man died due to me. I do know that my phrases haven’t any worth for these involved, however I wish to say that I’m sorry, the repentant man mentioned and began to cry.
The prosecutor additionally calls for the lack of the sergeant’s navy rank. The 20-year-old accused didn’t object to this.
In courtroom, it was determined that the defendant’s way of thinking wouldn’t be investigated. The prosecutor noticed no purpose for the investigation, and neither did the protection.
– Mere self-destruction on the time of the act isn’t a purpose, acknowledged the accused’s assistant within the courtroom.
The courtroom will give its verdict on the matter later.
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Iltalehti adopted the course of the session on the Pirkanmaa district courtroom in Tampere on June 11, 2024. within the hooked up textual content monitoring.
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