The Public Prosecution Service previously demanded eleven years in prison for manslaughter, but the court nevertheless reached a different verdict. “Before opening the door, the suspect had put his gun in his vest pocket to prepare for a possible violent confrontation, but this does not mean that he provoked or initiated this confrontation,” the court ruled. Because the judge does agree with the defense appeal, the man is dismissed from prosecution for killing his neighbor.
Leersummer who shot neighbor acquitted, court finds self-defense plausible
