Overview
- On June 13, police found the 76-year-old doctor bound and unresponsive in his Berlin-Wedding practice, with autopsy results indicating suffocation.
- The doctor’s 35-year-old friend was held in a separate room, managed to free herself while still taped and ran to a nearby bar to call authorities.
- Evidence suggests the perpetrators escaped before the woman broke free, leaving investigators to gather forensic clues at the scene.
- The victim had faced a dismissed defamation case over insulting ex-Minister Robert Habeck, but prosecutors see no link to the murder.
- The Berlin State Prosecutor’s Office and homicide squad are reviewing forensic findings and witness testimonies as the investigation continues.