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Bus set on fire in KerzersSwiss arsonist (65) is said to have lived in a motorhome, heavily indebted, before the crime
A total of six people died in the inferno
He killed five other people!
More and more details are coming to light about the man who caused the deadly inferno on a bus in Kerzers. As the Tagesanzeiger reports, the 65-year-old is said to have lived in a neglected camper in Bernese Seeland. The vehicle is said to have been parked in front of a farm.
Peter M. lived isolated in a run-down camper
The man, whom the newspaper calls Peter M., is said to have been “increasingly isolated, in debt and in poor health. According to the farm owner, M. was said to be barely able to walk upright because he was in so much pain.
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He is said to have withdrawn further and further into his own world and to have exhibited psychologically abnormal behavior. The 65-year-old apparently didn't empty his overflowing mailbox either. The responsible social authority in Bernese Seeland confirmed to the newspaper that the man had applied for support with authorities. An employee is also said to have tried to find a place for M. in a retirement home.
Peter M. should go somewhere else with his motorhome
The 65-year-old would have had to vacate his parking spot on the farm at the end of March. According to the Tagesanzeiger, he was no longer tolerated on the property. But that didn't happen anymore.
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The suspected arsonist is said to have voluntarily gone to a clinic. There he was reported missing in the post bus shortly before the inferno. Witnesses report that the suspect got on the bus with bags in his hand. He first behaved strangely and then suddenly doused himself with a flammable liquid.
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Six people die in the post bus inferno
When the man set himself on fire, the flames also spread to the bus. According to the police, in addition to the arsonist, the 63-year-old bus driver, two women aged 25 and 39, a 29-year-old man and a 16-year-old teenager died. Five other people are injured. (with dpa)
Sources used: Daily Gazettedpa
