Former German footballer fined for damaging neighbour’s garage with chainsaw
The former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been fined €135,000 by a court in his hometown of Starnberg for damaging his neighbour’s garage with a chainsaw, Azernews reports.
Lehmann, who was accused by the public prosecutor of sawing off a roof beam in the garage, was initially fined €420,000 (£351,000) over the July 2022 incident, which was reduced on appeal.
Judge Tanja Walter said the 54-year-old had “consistently portrayed himself as a victim of the justice system”, but added that he was “not a victim, he is a perpetrator”. Stefan Kreutzer, the public prosecutor, added that Lehmann’s behaviour proved “that he obviously believes he is above the law”.
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