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Mistelbach in Bavaria: 18-year-old couple apparently killed while they slept

2022-01-11T16:34:07.395Z


After the killing of a couple in Mistelbach, Bavaria, the police announced new details about the crime. The 18-year-old suspect acted alone - and was with the couple's daughter.


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The couple who were killed in Bavaria on Sunday had apparently been surprised in their sleep.

"We assume that they were attacked in their sleep," said a police spokesman.

Local media had previously reported on it.

The suspect 18-year-old was arrested for alleged murder in two cases.

"We're assuming a single suspect," said the spokesman.

The young man is said to have killed the 47-year-old woman and her 51-year-old husband on Sunday night in their single-family home in Mistelbach near Bayreuth.

According to investigators, the alleged perpetrator was the boyfriend of the couple's eldest daughter and therefore spent the night in the house.

According to the investigators, the four underage children of the doctor and the pediatrician were at home during the act.

18-year-old turned himself in a few hours after the fact

Both victims had stab wounds.

Various knives had been secured in the house, traces were still being evaluated, the spokesman said on Tuesday.

The 18-year-old had surrendered a few hours after the fact.

The police and the public prosecutor's office kept a low profile on Tuesday as well as to the motive and background to the crime.

In the days after the fact, many in the town of around 1,500 residents were dismayed.

On social networks, people expressed their sadness and condolences.

fek / dpa

Source: spiegel

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