Overview

• Passersby reported a burning smell around 9:45 a.m. in Volkspark Humboldthain in Berlin’s Gesundbrunnen district, prompting an emergency response.
• Firefighters and medics found a deceased woman on a playground with burn traces, and no active fire was present when crews arrived.
• A 49-year-old man was detained at the scene and is being questioned by investigators, according to police.
• The public prosecutor said the injuries and the discovery circumstances do not rule out external culpability, and a homicide commission is leading the probe.
• Authorities scheduled an autopsy to establish the cause of death, and no results or formal charges had been released in the reporting; separate tabloid claims about homelessness and responder aftercare remain unconfirmed.