A group of five people between the ages of 14 and 18 (German and Syrian) are suspected of having committed a serious arson in the Leipzig district of Möckern on Sunday.
A burning object was allegedly thrown from the group of suspects through the mailbox slot of the door into the apartment of an 88-year-old woman on Sunday afternoon. A curtain on the door caught fire and set off the smoke alarm. The senior citizen noticed the fire in time and extinguished it. She sustained minor injuries in the process, which were treated on site by the emergency services. Previously, the group is said to have acted similarly at another door. There was no fire there. The five suspects, who were identified during the police operation, were released at the end of the police operation. The property damage caused is not yet known.
