Overview

• A 54-year-old woman was reported missing before her body was discovered in a car roof box in the basement of her home in Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg.
• An autopsy revealed that the woman likely died from blood loss caused by blunt force trauma.
• The woman’s 20-year-old son was arrested at the scene and is now in pretrial detention on suspicion of murder.
• Authorities have stated that the evidence against the son has strengthened during the investigation, leading to a formal murder charge.
• The motive for the alleged killing remains unclear, and the investigation is ongoing.