Bavaria: Eight and a half years in prison for a night robbery

Munich (dpa / lby) - A 30-year-old has been imprisoned for eight and a half years for the nightly attack on a couple in their apartment.

Bavaria: Eight and a half years in prison for a night robbery

Munich (dpa / lby) - A 30-year-old has been imprisoned for eight and a half years for the nightly attack on a couple in their apartment. The Munich I district court sentenced him to extortionate kidnapping, aggravated robbery and dangerous bodily harm, as the court announced on Wednesday.

The criminal division responsible saw it as proven that the accused, together with three accomplices who remained unknown, broke into the couple's Munich apartment through a tilted window in the early morning hours of June 2018. They reportedly beat the husband, tied him up and taped his mouth shut. According to the court, the gang stole money and jewelry worth around 41,000 euros.

To the detriment of the accused, the Chamber took into account the brutality with which the perpetrators acted. The fact that the couple was severely traumatized by the crime and felt compelled to move after the crime had an aggravating effect on the sentence. The verdict against the accused, who has no criminal record, is not yet final.