British dad ‘ beat German to death for filming his daughter on iPad’
Victim previously quizzed over child porn
A BRITISH father allegedly beat a suspected paedophile to death after catching the man filming his young daughter on his iPad.
The ex-pat, named locally as estate agent Devinder Kainth, 40, was enjoying a family meal in the millionaire’s playground of Sotogrande in Spain when he noticed the German man filming the girl.
The father repeatedly asked the man, named as Sandro Rottman, 43, to stop, but he continued so Mr Kainth, said to be a boxer, grabbed the iPad.
When Mr Kainth discovered pictures of his daughter on the tablet, he threw it on the floor and allegedly punched Rottman in the head before leaving the restaurant. Rottman, a graphic designer who had been arrested a few days previously for possessing child pornography, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries.
Police confirmed that the blow had caused Rottman’s death but one witness said Mr Kainth, known locally as Victor, also kicked the German.
When officers arrived at the scene in the early hours of Sunday morning, they found Rottman with ‘very serious’ injuries.
The Kainth family were out for a meal at the Spinnaker restaurant where the head chef is Austrian Philip Hannig, who spent a year training under Gordon Ramsay.
According to witnesses, Mr Kainth and his wife were eating with their three children when they started chatting to Rottman. A police spokesman said: ‘The incident happened because of a video the victim had been recording of the British man’s daughter. He snatched the tablet he was using and when he discovered there were images of his daughter on it, threw it to the ground and assaulted him.’
Mr Kainth was identified by witnesses and police arrested him at his nearby home. He appeared before a magistrate yesterday and was remanded in custody accused of homicide.
The Spinnaker owner, who asked not to be named, said: ‘It all happened very quickly.
‘The German man appeared to be taking pictures of everyone, not just the British man’s daughter. It all seemed very innocent to me. The British man was with his family. He seemed to get very upset all of a sudden and punched the other man before anyone could stop him.
‘He’d already paid for his dinner and left immediately. The German man is very normal. I knew nothing about him being arrested last month.’
But the manager of another restaurant in Sotogrande said: ‘The German Sandro had a bad reputation locally and was banned from various bars. He owed money in various places and walked with a limp and was quite an odd fellow.’ He added: ‘As I understand it, he was in there with his iPad and taking pictures of people in the bar.
‘[Mr Kainth] was looking through the photos on the tablet and saw photos of his children. Then he went further back and saw pornographic pictures of other children and just went crazy. He punched him to the ground and started kicking him.’
A witness described Mr Kainth as ‘short and stocky’ and ‘a very well prepared fighter, possibly a kick boxer.’
Police confirmed that the victim ‘had been arrested a few days earlier for possession of child pornography’.
Sotogrande is one of Spain’s most upmarket resorts and is known for its large houses which overlook the Mediterranean and golf courses such as the world-famous Valderrama Club. The exclusive Andalucian estate is a favourite of Tony Blair, Sarah Ferguson and her daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: ‘We stand ready to provide consular assistance if requested.’
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