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Cologne Man Found Dead in Bickendorf Flat as Police Detain 19-Year-Old Suspect

Authorities will present the teenager to a detention judge today, with motive and case details still under investigation.

Overview

  • Officers found the 52-year-old on January 14 after a colleague reported him missing and said he had visited the suspect the previous evening.
  • Police climbed onto the apartment’s balcony, encountered the 19-year-old there, then forced entry with firefighters and discovered the victim inside.
  • Investigators report a dispute on January 13 in the suspect’s Ollenhauerring flat, noting the older man had occasionally cared for him with his parents’ consent.
  • Later that night the teen was involved in a separate altercation at a mosque, received hospital treatment for minor injuries, resisted police, and was briefly held in custody.
  • The suspect denies killing the man, and prosecutors have not announced charges as the inquiry continues.