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Price of passion
17/06/2004 09:25 - (SA)
Germany - A German who faked a fatal motorcycle accident so he could spend a month cavorting with his mistress has been handed a massive bill for the search and rescue effort he caused, civic officials said on Wednesday.
Police found the cycle on its side with the engine running, on the bank of the Lippe river in Germany. Divers scoured the riverbed and after several days found the man's motorcycle helmet, but no body.
A month later, the man returned to his wife and family in Paderborn, northern Germany, according to the newspaper Westfalen-Blatt.
A municipal spokesperson confirmed the city fire department had invoiced the man for €12&nbvsp;000 for wasting brigade time.
"We don't think other taxpayers should be liable for this, nor was it fair of him," said a spokesperson. "There never was any accident." Police said they would also be seeking nominal compensation. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA
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