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Police Open Homicide Probe After Woman, 56, Found Dead in Viersen Apartment

Traces at the scene prompted police to treat the death as a suspected killing.

Overview

  • The woman was discovered Sunday night after a friend raised concern when she missed a Friday appointment and could not be reached.
  • The fire department opened the illuminated apartment in Viersen’s Dülken district and found the resident unresponsive.
  • Police and the public prosecutor said investigators suspect a homicide based on traces found at the scene.
  • A dedicated homicide commission has taken over the case, and an autopsy has been ordered.
  • Local reporting says investigators tried to reach the woman’s son at a nearby apartment without finding him, and prosecutors have not commented on any suspicion.