Trial Two defendants partially guilty in Mark Streit case

On Wednesday, the Bern-Mittelland Regional Court acquitted most of the defendants in the court case surrounding the new villa built by former ice hockey professional Mark Streit. Two of five construction experts are partially guilty.

The court found the architect and construction manager of the project guilty of violating the cantonal building law. It also found the foreman of a company specializing in drilling geothermal probes guilty. He had disregarded conditions and therefore also violated the building law.

The remaining three defendants were acquitted in full. The verdicts are not yet legally binding.

The trial came about after failed geothermal probe drillings at Mark Streit's new villa in Muri near Bern a few years ago.

SDA