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42-Year-Old Turns Himself In After Fatal Attack in Berlin-Mitte

A magistrate will decide on pretrial detention on Sunday.

Overview

  • The suspect reported at midday to a police station, saying he had injured a man in an apartment on Leipziger Straße, and officers took him into custody.
  • Police and rescue crews found a 48-year-old lifeless in the apartment, and an emergency doctor pronounced him dead after resuscitation attempts.
  • According to a police spokesman, the victim had multiple injuries to the upper body.
  • Berlin’s 8th homicide commission has taken over the case on suspicion of a lethal offense.
  • Investigators have not disclosed a motive or any relationship between the men as the inquiry continues.