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Care-Home Worker Remanded After 91-Year-Old’s Violent Death in Chemnitz

Investigators are seeking motive details following confirmation of an unnatural death.

Overview

  • Police and prosecutors opened a homicide probe on Sunday after a staff tip brought officers to the Chemnitz-Bernsdorf facility.
  • A witness statement directed suspicion toward a 23-year-old employee, who was arrested at the scene.
  • An investigative judge at the local district court issued an arrest warrant on Monday, placing the suspect in pretrial detention.
  • An autopsy confirmed the resident died a violent, unnatural death, and authorities have not disclosed the specific cause.
  • The suspect, identified by police as a Lebanese citizen, has not given a statement about the act or a possible motive.