Man jailed for throwing tea light holder at queen wants compensation
Thursday 07 February 2013
The man jailed for five months for throwing a glass tea light holder at the queen's golden coach in 2010 is demanding €100,000 compensation from the state for wrongful imprisonment.
Erwin L spent two years in jail waiting for his case to come to trial, but was given just a five-month sentence on appeal last week.
At the original trial in 2011, L was sentenced to a year in a psychiatric prison, but that was later overturned.
His lawyer says he is entitled to around €50,000 for the time spent in jail (€85 a night) plus an extra payout because of the media frenzy surrounding the case.
© DutchNews.nl
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He should have thought about his actions before
By Peter | 7 February 2013 4:31 PMhand - in a civilised society, people do not throw glass tealight holders at each other. He should stop wasting everyone's time and money and accept he was wrong.
Who does this guy think he is, some sort of Prince, £85 a night is like staying in a 4 star hotel, not a prison cell.
By almorr | 7 February 2013 5:22 PMAnd how much would he get if he actually managed to hit the queen with the glass tea light holder?
By Quince | 7 February 2013 9:37 PMYou guys are missing the point. Sure, what he did was wrong but this guy was held in prison for TWO YEARS while the court system dilly-dallied to bring his case to trial. When it was all said and done, he received only a five month sentence for his crime. Honestly, his claim has merit. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
By B | 8 February 2013 11:47 AMI think he is really mentally unstable. Maybe should lock him up for another year.
By ufo | 8 February 2013 12:05 PMThe judge was responsible, let the judge make up the difference between the 5 months & 2 years: that is if there is any real justice & not just 'just-us' :P
By The visitor | 8 February 2013 3:19 PMThis man obviously needs some psychiatric help. The courts should have forced him to seek counselling while on probation.
By Erik Gruter | 9 February 2013 8:27 PMA glass tea-light holder! Come on, that weighs about as much as a wet t-bag! I threw a stone at my sister, so, should I go to prison? No wonder our taxes are so high, having to pay for fiasco's like this!
By Leigh | 11 February 2013 9:35 AM