German prosecutors file charges against Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann

German prosecutors file charges against Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann after he ‘CHAINSAWED his neighbour’s new garage in a frenzy after long dispute about how it ruined his views’

• He allegedly chainsawed neighbour’s garage beams on July 25 last year
• He is being charged for property damage and two unrelated counts of fraud 

German prosecutors have filed charges against Arsenal legend Jens Lehman, who allegedly chainsawed his neighbour’s garage following a long-running dispute about how it ruined his view of a lake. 

The ex-Arsenal goalkeeper, 53, reportedly chainsawed the beams of his neighbour’s new garage to create an unobstructed view of the Starnberg lake on July 25 last year.

He also ripped out the cable of a CCTV camera before taking the chainsaw to his neighbour’s garage, according to police. 

Unbeknownst to him, the camera had a battery and allegedly kept on filming Lehmann cutting into the garage’s roof. 

Now, nearly a year after the incident resulted in hundreds of pounds’ worth of damage, prosecutors in Munich have filed charges against the football legend for property damage, defamation and two counts of fraud, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports.

The defamation and fraud charges are unrelated to the chainsaw incident, according to a spokesperson for the prosecution.

Jens Lehmann (pictured) reportedly chainsawed the beams of his neighbours’s new garage to create an unobstructed view of the Starnberg lake on July 25 last year

The ex-Arsenal goalkeeper, 53, also ripped out the cable of a CCTV camera before taking the chainsaw to his neighbour’s garage, according to police

Unbeknownst to him, the camera had a battery and kept on filming Lehmann cutting into the garage’s roof

Monika Andress, director of the district court in Starnberg, confirmed the charges to German media on Thursday and said Lehmann’s lawyers have yet to comment on the charges.

In about five weeks it will be decided if more inquiries would be necessary and if there is enough for the case to actually be heard in a court, Ms Andress explained.  

The legendary former Arsenal goalkeeper is said to have had a long-running dispute with those next door about their property apparently blocking his view of the beautiful Lake Starnberg. 

Police are also investigating if the former Germany star is culpable for three similar cases of vandalism worth more than £8,500.

It is not clear if there is a connection between these cases of vandalism and is part of the ongoing investigation. 

It is believed Lehmann has had a poor relationship with his neighbours for a long time, and reported them for ‘property damage and coercion’, believing the new garage is on his land.

Lehmann has lived by the picturesque Lake Starnberg in Bavaria for the last 15 years after buying his current property for £4.2million whilst with the Gunners, where he played exactly 200 times in all competitions and was No 1 in their Invincibles season.

He was sacked from Hertha Berlin’s board last year after a racist WhatsApp message appeared online, after which he apologised publicly.

Jens Lehmann has been contacted for comment.

The legendary former Arsenal goalkeeper is said to have had a long-running dispute with those next door about their property apparently blocking his view of the beautiful Lake Starnberg

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