Report: Canadian Teen "Influenced By Black Metal Music" Wanted To Punish Churches
January 12, 2008, 16 years ago
The Chronicle Journal has issued the following report from Jim Kelly:
A teenager, who felt he had to punish churches for alleged misdeeds committed in the middle ages, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson and a second offence of break and enter while committing mischief and attempted arson.
The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, will be sentenced Feb. 20 in Ontario Court. Crown counsel Alec Hardiejowski said on the night of Oct. 14 the youth took a napalm-type device and used it to torch the Central Evangelical Free Church on Balmoral Street.
This brazen act was committed next to the Thunder Bay Police headquarters. The fire was confined to three back rooms.
The fire and break-in activated an alarm and police and fire department personnel responded to the fire. The youth then broke into the Evangelical Church next door and tried to set a fire there as well.
Police officers heard noises at the church and investigated to find the youth inside who challenged them “to come and get me.” They did and placed him under arrest.
Damage to both churches was estimated at about $117,000.
Defence counsel Chris Watkins said his client was influenced by heavy metal music, especially black metal music.
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