Prague gunman admits previous double murder in suicide letter

Prague gunman admits previous double murder in suicide letter

Published December 27,2023


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The pupil who gunned down 14 folks and injured an extra 25 in Prague final week earlier than killing himself admitted the homicide of a person out strolling together with his child every week beforehand, a police spokesman mentioned on Wednesday.

A letter admitting the motiveless double homicide had been discovered throughout a search of the home in Hostoun to the west of Prague, the place the gunman lived together with his father, the spokesman instructed the Novinky.cz news web site.

“We are unable at the moment to publish the remaining contents of the letter,” the spokesman mentioned. The investigation and gathering of proof from witnesses might be jeopardized, he mentioned.

Ballistic proof from a firearm present in the home beforehand indicated that the scholar might have been answerable for this homicide in woodland on Prague’s outskirts as properly. The crime had shocked Czech society earlier than the Prague capturing on Thursday final week.

According to proof presently obtainable to police, the 24-year-old pupil murdered his father instantly earlier than the capturing from the primary constructing of the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University on Jan Palach Square.

He was capable of assemble an arsenal of weapons legally with out the authorities turning into suspicious.

Source: www.anews.com.tr