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North Rhine-Westphalia: Man visits brother in prison – and is exposed

2/9/2024, 6:52:47 PM

Highlights: A 24-year-old from Bielefeld wanted to visit his imprisoned brother in prison in North Rhine-Westphalia. He was arrested by the police at the Pont correctional facility near the Dutch border. The young man behaved cooperatively and immediately began his prison sentence of several years. The man was sentenced to several years in prison for attempted murder and criminal damage to property. He is currently serving his sentence in a prison in the town of Wuppertal, near the German-Dutch border.

He actually just wanted to visit his brother in prison, but now a 24-year-old from Bielefeld is serving a prison sentence of several years himself. Already at the lock it became clear that he was wanted.


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Sign in the direction of the prison (symbolic photo)

Photo: Christophe Gateau / dpa

A 24-year-old wanted to visit his imprisoned brother in prison in North Rhine-Westphalia - now he is behind bars himself. As the police announced on Friday, the Bielefeld man had appeared the day before at the Pont correctional facility near the Dutch border to visit his brother, but was arrested by the police.

According to the information, it became clear at the lock that the 24-year-old was wanted with an arrest warrant. The young man behaved cooperatively and immediately began his prison sentence of several years.

kfr/dpa