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The pair allegedly hatched a plan which was meant to net them over half-a-million dollars in insurance payouts.
Plack is said to have taken out policies with several companies, under which he would receive substantial sums in case of injury leading to permanent disability.
On the evening in question, according to Kleon, the two went to an isolated spot near the Bolzano-Merano highway.
Kleon sawed at his cousin's leg below the knee - with an electric saw that Plack himself had purchased - causing severe injury.
The two had been confident that they could stem the bloodflow from the wound, that Plack would be able to call the emergency services in time, and would then be able to convince police that he had been the victim of a violent mugging.
But an over-enthusiastic Kleon, who quickly made his exit from the scene and disposed of the chainsaw in the nearby River Adige, had severed a major artery in Plack's leg.
Plack was left bleeding profusely and was too weak to properly make the vital call that might have saved his life.
His body was found the next morning. The alleged fraudster had himself been cheated by death.
Submitted on 03/01/02
Submitted by:
Simon Mallett
Reference:
bbc website 29th November 2001
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