Car Torched in Lower Austria: "Apology Letter" Led Investigators to Viennese

The victim received an anonymous "apology letter" with 200 euros in cash after the incident in late October, the police reported in a press release on Tuesday. The investigators tracked down a 37-year-old man. The man from Vienna-Döbling confessed according to the police, he will be reported to the Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor's office.

Viennese Man Sets Friend's Car on Fire in Lower Austria: Report

The car owner was woken up around 3.00 a.m. on October 29th by loud bangs among other things. The car burned out despite an immediate firefighting operation, a car parked nearby and a house enclosure were also damaged. The cause was determined to be the introduction of an open flame.

Two days after the incident, the victim received a letter in the mail, the author of which claimed to be a single mother. The son, along with a friend, had intentionally set the car on fire and it was not possible to provide full compensation for the damage, the letter read.

Comprehensive investigations led to a 37-year-old man. According to the police, he admitted to having intentionally set the victim's vehicle on fire using gasoline.

(APA/Red)

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