Overview
- Police in Bonn confirmed via DNA that dismembered remains found in NRW and Rhineland-Palatinate belong to a 32-year-old former Bonn shelter resident, with the head still missing and a partner abroad under examination by investigators.
- In Velbert, toxicology detected the plant poison aconitine in a 56-year-old’s stomach contents, blood and meal, leading to the arrest of his estranged wife and a friend who are both jailed on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Special forces arrested a 47-year-old ex-partner after a 50-year-old woman was fatally attacked in Burgkirchen an der Alz, with prosecutors directing a homicide investigation.
- In Fürstenfeldbruck, a 70-year-old was arrested after allegedly indicating by phone he had killed his 95-year-old mother, and a judge ordered him into pretrial detention as inquiries continue.
- Further steps included a suspect surrender and custody after a fatal shooting in Waldsassen, remand for a 32-year-old accused of critically injuring a man at a Rosenheim homeless facility, and identification of a Bremen robbery suspect via photo work and a DNA hit who is already in custody.