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Judge Orders Pretrial Detention in Paderborn Over Alleged Injection Attack on Estranged Wife

Investigators cite a custody and maintenance dispute as the suspected motive.

Overview

  • A passerby reported hearing a scream, saw a man attempting to place his motionless wife into a car, called emergency services, and gave first aid.
  • The 36-year-old suffered a life-threatening respiratory arrest and later told authorities her husband injected an unknown substance via syringe.
  • Police arrested the suspect on Tuesday, and a judge on Wednesday ordered pretrial detention on suspicion of attempted murder.
  • A homicide unit is pursuing the case with the murder characteristics of treachery (Heimtücke) and greed (Habgier) under consideration.
  • Toxicological analysis has been commissioned to determine which substance was administered, and the investigation remains ongoing.