The incident occurred during the night of 25 July 2009 on Pod Lasem Street in Bolesławiec. Przemysława W., her daughter Barbara K. and her daughter’s acquaintance Andrzej G. were on the property. At around 4:00 a.m., W., the homeowner, was awakened by the barking of a dog. She got up and approached the window. She saw flames and then smelled smoke. She immediately woke the other household members. Shortly afterward, the fire brigade arrived at the scene.
The rear part of the house and part of the roof burned down. Józef K. was found to be responsible for the arson; he had repeatedly harassed Przemysława W. at home and at work, threatening to kill her. Moreover, K. had already been convicted in a final judgment of setting fire to wood stored against the wall of the same building and of making threats to take W.’s life. The first arson occurred in December 2004.
On 23 April this year, the District Court in Bolesławiec found K. guilty of the acts with which he was charged and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, stipulating, however, that the man could apply for conditional release only after 13 years.
Józef K. appealed the judgment. In September, the Regional Court in Jelenia Góra sentenced him to 8 years’ imprisonment. The judgment is final.
(information from KPP Bolesławiec/ii)