Court case in Aargau Senior citizen pours water over people - because they are talking too loudly
Because she didn't like the volume of a conversation on a bench, a woman resorted to vigilante justice with a bucket of water. The case even went to the Zurzach district court.
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- Because a pensioner refused to accept a penalty order for assault, the Zurzach District Court is now hearing the case before a single judge.
- The woman had poured water on three people. She felt disturbed by the loud conversation on a bench.
- The judge ultimately recommended that she withdraw her objection in order to avoid further costs. The woman accepted.
On a warm autumn evening in October last year, two women and a man made themselves comfortable on a bench in front of an apartment building. The trio were chatting and laughing.
However, the fact that a resident in the neighboring apartment building was annoyed by the noise was felt by the evening party in a special way - with a cold shower from above.
Pensioner does not accept penalty order
Despite the balmy autumn evening, the three did not put up with the uninvited cooling off and filed a complaint. The penalty order, which arrived five months later, stated that the woman had emptied "several buckets of water" over the trio. She was ordered to pay a fine of 100 francs for assault, plus a fee of 300 francs
However, because the enraged woman did not accept the penalty order, the case has now been referred to the Zurzach district court, as reported by the "Aargauer Zeitung " (paid content).
"The shouting of the three of them had got out of hand and my calls for them to be quiet were of no use," she told the judge.
In addition, the woman reported that the man knew her and lived in the same property. They had also had a drink together. When asked about the alcohol, she said: "I've been trying to get away from it for a long time."
"That's absolutely not assault"
The IV pensioner went on to say that she had admitted to the police that she had taken the law into her own hands, but added: "Water is not vigilante justice." However, she did not accept the penalty order because it did not involve "several buckets of water".
"Look, Mr. Judge, it was just a pot of collected rainwater," says the woman, showing the judge a picture of the alleged weapon on her cell phone: "That's not assault at all."
Well-being restricted
However, the judge took a different view: "I have printed out for you what is generally considered assault according to the prevailing doctrine." Although there was no simple assault, the pensioner had briefly impaired the trio's well-being.
Despite further vehement objections, the pensioner was finally persuaded. The judge strongly recommended that the objection be withdrawn, "otherwise it will quickly become very expensive". Otherwise, however, he could leave it at 200 francs. Reluctantly, she finally submitted the form.