Overview
- A 40-year-old mother of four was stabbed at her apartment door in Apensen on December 19 and died later in a Buxtehude hospital.
- Police had identified the separated ex-partner as the suspect and issued a nationwide search before he turned himself in.
- The man arrived with a lawyer at the local district court in Buxtehude and was arrested on an existing warrant.
- Authorities say he has not provided a statement about the incident, and only limited details are being released while the inquiry continues.
- The couple’s four children are aged 6 to 20, the three minors were not at home during the attack, and police placed them in care with emergency support.