More eighty, weapon brings up after frustrations about long queue in Lidl: « It did not move forward »
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A Herstal, in the province of Liège, must answer to the court for shoplifting and threats with a weapon. The man suddenly brought up a weapon in 2020 because he thought it had not improved quickly enough in the queue of supermarket Lidl.
The now 84-year-old Georges went to the Lidl in the Boulevard Zénobe Gramme in Herstal on 1 July 2020, not far from where he lived at the time. Around 12.45 he was ready and went to join the counter. However, it went much too slow for him: Georges pushed everyone aside for him and threw a 20 -euro note towards the cashier before he stormed out of the store with his groceries.
The assistant manager of the Lidl location ran after Georges, but saw the man step in his car and turning around at the roundabout. When the shopkeeper blocked his path, Georges pulled a weapon up, loaded it and shot in the direction of the shopkeeper. Fortunately it turned out to be an alarm gun, but the shopkeeper really thought he was in danger.
« I was attacked during my vacation in Spain and decided to only take my alarm gun with me, so that I could defend myself, » the defense of the suspect sounded.
« I was attacked during my vacation in Spain and decided to only take my alarm gun with me, so that I could defend myself »
George
Suspect
In the first instance, Georges was sentenced in absentia to a one -year prison sentence for threats with a weapon. Because he had left 20 euros in exchange for his groceries, the indictment of theft was rejected, but for the Court of Appeal in Liège he now has to answer for it. The public prosecutor demands a prison sentence of eighteen months, Georges’ lawyer asks for a suspension of the punishment or a probationary period « because his client has since sold the alarm gun ». The ruling falls in May.
Second incident
Remarkable: On October 11, 2020, barely a few months after the incident in the Lidl, Georges did it again: he accidentally drove two pedestrians in Herstal with his delivery van, after which a verbal confrontation arose. A witness stated that he saw how the eightyer the pedestrians tried to knock over, after which he grabbed his alarm gun and pointed them to them.
