15 years in prison

How does one almost become a murderer “just for fun”?

The trial took place over two days at the Klagenfurt Regional Court.(Bild: Kerstin Wassermann)

Eight people nearly lost their lives in Klagenfurt during an arson attack. The fire was set by a friend of the group who had no criminal record and had apparently led an unremarkable life up to that point. What was the motive? Forensic psychiatrist Peter Hofmann has attempted to look into the perpetrator’s mind.

“I’ve been preparing forensic psychiatric reports since the ’90s, but I’ve never seen anything like this,” says expert witness Peter Hofmann about the arson attack in Klagenfurt in which—as reported—eight men were injured, some critically.