Two Deaths on Park Benches in Germany Spark Investigations

Separate incidents in Hannover and Pirmasens involve a confessed killing and an unexplained death, prompting police inquiries.

A 52-year-old man in Hannover confessed to the 2021 stabbing death of a well-known homeless man and is now in custody.
The victim in Hannover, a 54-year-old man, was found with multiple stab wounds on a park bench in the Eilenriede city forest.
In Pirmasens, a 63-year-old man was discovered dead on a park bench on Monday morning, with blood and a knife found nearby.
The cause of death in the Pirmasens case remains unclear, and an autopsy has been ordered to determine further details.
Police and prosecutors are conducting separate investigations into both cases, with the motive in the Hannover killing still unknown.