Mon May 20 06:43:54 SAST 2013
Mon May 20 06:43:54 SAST 2013

Boy (9) burns down supermarket

Oct 19, 2012 | Sapa-AFP | 57 comments

A 9-year-old Austrian boy was responsible for starting a fire that destroyed a supermarket, police said Friday following a four-month investigation.

Picture taken from www.rt.com

 The child is below the age of criminal responsibility 

Police gave no details but media reports said that the boy set fire to rolls of toilet paper on the shelves of the store in Dornbirn, western Austria, because he was "bored".

The blaze in June caused several million euros' worth of damage, with 100 firefighters having to contend with exploding aerosols and glass shelving shattering. No one was hurt.

Police discovered in subsequent enquiries at a nearby school that the boy, who has not been named, was responsible, the Kurier daily reported Friday.

"The child is below the age of criminal responsibility," a spokeswoman for police in the state of Vorarlberg told AFP. "We would prefer not to give details of our investigation at this stage."

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Mon May 20 06:43:54 SAST 2013 ::
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Oct 19, 2012

Seja-Bana

where were his parents, how did he get hold of the lighter.
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Oct 19, 2012

amaBok

ANC Yob league presidential material. They must recruit that boy since our lot are very far over the age of criminal responsibility.
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Oct 19, 2012

Mellow

Knock Knock...
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Oct 19, 2012

Mellow

Because he was bored? Hhhmmm I know what boredom can make one do just like WEBTEAM going around deleting comments boredom effects
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Oct 19, 2012

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@Seja bana

Good questions.
But I would think that most 9 year old would think of pulling out the t.oilet p.aper and not b.urning it!!! They should really watch over this little one...counselling perhaps??
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Oct 19, 2012

MommaC

This is soooooo coooool. We are allowed to comment on a bored Austrian -YIPEEEEE
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Oct 19, 2012

ntshontle

give that boy a lighter and invite him to mangaung..let him burn the hell out of anc asses
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Oct 19, 2012

Mellow

@MommaC Hahahahhahahaaaaaaaaaaaa guess Mzansi have ran out on news or they are just super boring and please you being RUDE now please behave
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Oct 19, 2012

MommaC

Mellow

LOL
How rude of you to call me rude. The webteens will rudely remove the rude comment shortly
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Oct 19, 2012

Mosquer

Mellow
Because he was bored? Hhhmmm I know what boredom can make one do just like WEBTEAM going around deleting comments boredom effects
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Eish!! Ke ba bo.ne
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