Overview

• Investigators opened a homicide inquiry after officers discovered the victim in a Dorsten apartment in Wulfen-Barkenberg overnight.
• The 26-year-old husband is the prime suspect and remains at large as police conduct an active manhunt.
• Witnesses reported seeing the man near the address despite a prior return ban and confiscated keys, according to police.
• The couple’s three children, estimated to be between two and seven, were found unharmed and placed in youth-welfare custody.
• Police cite signs of violent death; a local report claims the woman was beaten, a detail not confirmed by authorities, and tips are requested at 0800 23641111.