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51-Year-Old Arrested in Lüdenscheid Killing After Raid in Ennepetal

Prosecutors in Hagen say weeks of witness work alongside technical-data analysis produced the lead that prompted the arrest.

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Nach dem Fund eines getöteten 46-Jährigen in seiner Wohnung im nordrhein-westfälischen Lüdenscheid hat die Polizei einen Tatverdächtigen gefasst. Der 51-Jährige sei in Ennepetal festgenommen worden, teilte die Staatsanwaltschaft in Hagen mit.
Spezialeinsatzkräfte nehmen Verdächtigen (51) in Ennepetal fest.

Overview

  • Special police units detained the man without resistance in an Ennepetal apartment on Thursday morning.
  • Police say the victim, 46, was discovered in his Lüdenscheid home on September 22, with the killing likely occurring between September 19 and 20.
  • A murder commission and the Hagen prosecutor’s office report that witness interviews plus analysis of technical data pointed to the suspect.
  • Investigators state the suspect and the victim were at least briefly acquainted.
  • The detainee was scheduled to be presented to a magistrate on Thursday, and officers searched his residence in Ennepetal’s Voerde district while withholding further details.