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Duisburg Woman Held on Suspicion of Killing Her 89-Year-Old Mother

An autopsy finding of non-natural causes prompted a manslaughter charge that left the 59-year-old daughter in pretrial detention.

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Weil sie ihre eigene Mutter getötet haben soll, haben Ermittler in Duisburg eine 59-Jährige festgenommen. Sie sitzt wegen des Verdachts des Totschlags in Untersuchungshaft, wie die Ermittlungsbehörden mitteilten.
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Overview

  • Police were summoned Monday evening to a Dellviertel apartment where an emergency doctor found the 89-year-old woman deceased and noted an unclear cause of death.
  • A forensic autopsy on Wednesday revealed indications of a non-natural death, prompting investigators to treat the case as a suspected homicide.
  • A Duisburg magistrate issued an arrest warrant for the 59-year-old daughter on suspicion of manslaughter, and she was taken into pretrial custody the same day.
  • Officials based their account on a joint release from the Duisburg public prosecutor’s office and local police, underscoring coordinated investigative efforts.
  • Authorities have withheld details on motive or case specifics to preserve the integrity of the ongoing probe.