Overview
- Firefighters found a 56-year-old woman dead in her Bodelschwinghstraße apartment in Viersen-Dülken on Sunday after a friend raised the alarm when she missed a Friday meeting and could not be reached.
- Police and prosecutors are treating the case as a suspected homicide and established a dedicated murder commission to investigate.
- Forensic doctors in Düsseldorf reported severe injuries and death by asphyxiation caused by massive violence to the neck.
- Investigators detained the woman's 33-year-old son, and a pre-trial detention order was issued on Tuesday before he was handed over to judicial authorities.
- The suspect has not made a statement, and detectives continue forensic work and witness inquiries.