Overview

• Police in Refrath found an 80-year-old man dead with multiple stab wounds in his son's apartment after the victim's daughter reported him missing.
• Cologne prosecutors and police reported a serious suspicion against the 44-year-old son, with a court arrest warrant executed at a Cologne hospital.
• Initial findings indicate the detained suspect sustained significant self-inflicted knife injuries, and investigators have not disclosed a motive.
• Separately in Dörnigheim, a 19-year-old discovered with apparent stab wounds on October 12 died on Monday, according to the Hanau prosecutor's office, with an autopsy scheduled to clarify the cause of death.
• Hanau investigators are seeking two men who fled the Dörnigheim scene, including one about 20 years old, 1.70 meters tall with dark hair and a dark coat, and they continue to appeal for public tips with no arrests reported.