Chainsaw-wielding landlord tries to collect rent arrears

A landlord demanding thousands of euros of rent arrears threatened tenants and police with a whirring chainsaw, in an incident in southern Germany.

According to Reuters, the terrified tenants called the police, and the 45-year-old landlord dropped the chainsaw when officers arrived and produced their guns.

Police say the landlord was trying to collect 13,000 euros (£10,750) in rent arrears on a flat in the town of Burgau, and he was subsequently charged with threatening bodily harm.