Prince fined €443,200 for drunken assault

Prince Ernst August of Hanover, a cousin of the Queen of England, was fined €443,200 today for attacking a hotel owner in Kenya in a drunken rage.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2004 - 19:36

Prince Ernst August of Hanover, a cousin of the Queen of England, was fined €443,200 today for attacking a hotel owner in Kenya in a drunken rage.

A Hanover state court concluded that the German prince repeatedly hit Josef Brunlehner, owner of a hotel on Lamu Island, with a metal object in January 2000, causing “potentially life-threatening injuries”.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Hanover Place: England Place: Kenya Place: Lamu Island Person: Prince Ernst August Person: Queen Person: Josef Brunlehner Person: Brunlehner Person: Ernst August Person: Princess Caroline of Monaco Person: Jochen Heidemeier Event: World’s Fair

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