Overview
- Police found a woman's body in a forest in Euskirchen, and investigators say the remains are very likely those of the 46-year-old who disappeared after leaving home on September 25.
- Following new leads the Bonner Kriminalpolizei detained the 51-year-old husband on suspicion of a killing and transferred him to the Bonn police headquarters for questioning.
- Authorities searched the couple's home and a recycling yard in Weilerswist with scent dogs and Technisches Hilfswerk support before the forest discovery as they collected traces and evidence.
- The missing woman's mobile phone is switched off and she had not contacted family since her disappearance; her adult daughter filed the missing-person report and the case is now a homicide probe.
- Police stress that final identification requires a forensic examination, they will release more information on Friday, and they warn that private circulation of photos is legally restricted while they seek public tips.