The incident took place on January 25, 2019, in one of the buildings on Dolne Młyny Street. Krystian S. is homeless and was let into the building’s stairwell by one of its residents. He then went to the attic to spend the night.
The 25-year-old set fire to a sweatshirt that was there, causing the roof to catch fire. The man stayed near the building and... watched the fire and the firefighting operation.
As a result of the firefighters’ swift action, the fire did not spread and no one was injured.
After the suspect’s identity was established, he was detained and brought to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Bolesławiec, where he was charged with directly endangering property of great value by causing a fire in a multi-family building.
The man admitted to committing the alleged offense and gave an explanation. Among other things, he stated that he wanted to see how the fire and the firefighting operation would unfold.
In view of the severe sentence facing the suspect, as well as the concern that he might unlawfully obstruct the proceedings by hiding from law enforcement authorities and might commit another offense against public safety, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Bolesławiec filed a motion to place S. in temporary custody for three months. The court granted the motion.
The suspect had previously been convicted by a court, including for setting fire to a garden shed.
The homeless man could face up to 10 years in prison.
More about the January fire in the article The attic of a building on Dolne Młyny caught fire.