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Kleve Killing Probe: 42-Year-Old Son Remanded After Mother, 74, Found Dead

A judge ordered pre-trial detention on suspicion of manslaughter following a reported domestic dispute.

Overview

  • Police say a witness reported a loud argument around 7 p.m. Saturday at a multi-family building on Materborner Allee in Kleve’s Materborn district.
  • The witness then observed a person lying motionless on a balcony, and responders later found a 74-year-old woman dead.
  • Officers detained the victim’s 42-year-old son at the scene on suspicion of killing her.
  • On the prosecutor’s application, an investigative judge ordered pre-trial detention pending further inquiries.
  • Krefeld’s criminal police and the Kleve prosecutor’s office are investigating, with the exact cause of death and motive not yet public.