German man chainsaws house in two in divorce split

German man chainsaws house in two in divorce split

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A 43-year-old German decided to settle his imminent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and making off with his half in a forklift truck.

Police in the eastern town of Sonneberg said on Friday the trained mason measured the single-storey summer house -- which was some 8 meters (26 feet) long and 6 meters wide -- before chainsawing through the wooden roof and walls.

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Now that is one way for the equitable distributment of assetes IMO. The article does not say if the man was arested for this or not. I am pretty sure he was but it would be a hard conviction especialy if he actualy owned the house.

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