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Rescue workers at the crime scene in Hamm
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A 23-year-old is said to have killed a pregnant woman in Hamm, Westphalia.
According to the prosecutor, the suspect was in a relationship with the woman.
The body of the 22-year-old was found in a parking lot in the city center on Thursday evening.
The cause of death was bleeding to death from massive cuts in the neck area, said Dortmund public prosecutor Felix Giesenregen.
A judge issued an arrest warrant for manslaughter, police said.
When the police arrived at the place where the body was found, the man stated that he had killed his girlfriend, Giesenregen said.
After that, he did not provide any further information.
Weapon not found yet
The background is still unclear.
The murder weapon has not yet been found either.
The investigators assume that it is a knife.
There are indications that the 23-year-old consumed alcohol or drugs.
A blood sample was therefore taken from him.
According to Giesenregen, the two did not live together.
The investigators now want to hear the relatives to shed light on the background.
Cell phones are also to be evaluated.
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