The two tradesmen suspected of placing a bomb under a family’s car in Valby in August of last year were sentenced to eight years in prison today by the Frederiksberg City Court for extortion and attempted murder.
The men placed the bomb under the vehicle after the family said that they would not pay the 750,000 kroner agreed upon for the renovation of their house back in 2008. The family argued that they didn't pay because the workers had done a poor job.
The bomb, which was discovered by the car’s owner after it failed to detonate, consisted of a petrol canister connected to a battery and an empty shotgun cartridge. It was designed to explode when the driver’s door was opened.
The Polish connection
One of the men, Adam Hinc, 54, is a Polish national and was expelled from Denmark as part of his sentence, while Arkadiusz Plonski, 34, is a Danish citizen with Polish heritage.
“The crime occurred in co-operation between Plonski and Hinc and the bomb was carefully planned,” Jakob Buch-Jepsen, the lead prosecutor, explained to the court. “The defendants did not convey any consideration, as the bomb could have hurt the whole family.”
Plonski’s attorney, on the other hand, argued that his client should get a reduced sentence because no one was hurt and because the bomb was not professionally constructed.
Both men appealed the court's decision on the spot.
