Overview
- Special police units rescued a 12-year-old in Unna, and a 40-year-old acquaintance of the family was jailed on charges including extortionate kidnapping and severe sexual abuse after officers also seized child sexual abuse material.
- In Munich-Pasing, a 60-year-old acquaintance was arrested in a hotel and jailed on a murder charge after an autopsy found the 59-year-old victim died from blunt force, with investigators citing 28 fraudulent uses of her bank cards and alleging motives including greed.
- In Ingolstadt, a judge issued a warrant for a 49-year-old ex-partner suspected of fatally stabbing a 45-year-old on a street, with police noting prior violations of a contact ban and a recent suspended sentence as the suspect remains under hospital guard.
- After shots on a Stuttgart playground left a 16-year-old seriously injured, a 16-year-old suspect was placed in pre-trial detention and an 18-year-old initially detained was released as the investigation continues.
- Frankfurt homicide detectives are hunting two men accused of repeatedly kicking a 57-year-old homeless man in the head until he lost consciousness, with the case treated as an attempted killing.