Overview
- Hanau prosecutors and Southeast Hesse police are investigating suspected attempted homicide after an 18-year-old was found severely injured in a Sinntal apartment, with a 60-year-old resident in custody following his emergency call.
- Investigators in Gelsenkirchen formed a murder commission after a 70-year-old was found fatally stabbed; prosecutors sought a detention order for the 69-year-old wife as an autopsy confirmed multiple stab wounds and death by bleeding.
- In Göttingen, police arrested a 30-year-old at a façade fire and admitted him to a psychiatric clinic, opening a severe arson inquiry after residents evacuated without injuries and damage was put at roughly €12,000 to an outbuilding.
- Magdeburg authorities estimate about €1.5 million in damage from a roof fire that left the building closed to residents, with specialist inspections to probe the cause planned for next week and two firefighters reported slightly injured.
- Munich police reported three injured officers after a New Year’s bar intervention escalated; a 23-year-old suspect was detained and later released as inquiries continue, including into unidentified assailants who tried to thwart the arrest.