Mother and son get suspended sentences for petrol bomb attack on Romany home

The regional court in Ostrava has handed suspended sentences to a teenage boy and his mother over a petrol bomb attack on a Romany family’s home in the Bedriška area of the city. The youth was found guilty of throwing the missile, while the court said the mother was guilty of failing to prevent him from doing so. Police were unable to prove a racial motive for the attack, while a judge said intent to kill had not been proven, only intent to start a fire. Nobody was injured in the incident, which took place in March.

In October four neo-Nazis got long jail terms for fire-bombing a house occupied by a Romany family in Vítkov, which is also in north Moravia, last year. A small child was severely burned in the attack and will suffer the physical and mental effects for the rest of her life.

Author: Ian Willoughby