In Weilerbach in Rhineland-Palatinate, the police found two bodies in a residential building on Tuesday afternoon.
The authorities assume a homicide.
Now there is a turning point.
Update from March 11, 3:13 p.m
.: For two days the police searched intensively for a suspect.
Now the son (38) has surrendered to a victim.
That's what the police say.
"On Thursday, the wanted person turned up at a police station in Kaiserslautern shortly before 2 p.m.," said the police press release.
The man was arrested and is currently in police custody.
The police found two bodies on Tuesday (March 9th) in a homestead near Weilerbach.
A woman (60) and her partner (65) were found dead.
The woman is the suspect's mother.
The police assume a homicide.
After a body was found: the police are looking for a suspect son - he is said to have started two fires beforehand
Update from March 10, 10:10 a.m
.: There is still no trace, the police announced on Wednesday morning.
The search for a suspect continues - so far without success.
“We assume that he is on foot.
So the radius is relatively small, "said a police spokesman on Wednesday morning.
But there is still no trace.
The investigators have been searching publicly since Tuesday evening for the 38-year-old Daniel M. "We do not rule out that he is armed."
“There is currently no specific risk for bystanders, but caution is required,” tweeted the police.
"Report any suspicions to the police!
In an emergency, dial 110, for information on 0631 369 2999. Our emergency services are out and about in the community. ”Nevertheless, the police asks:“ Please do not take any hitchhikers in this area! ”
After a corpse was found in Weilerbach (Rhineland-Palatinate) - suspect still on the run
Update from March 10, 6:14 a.m
.: With a large contingent, the police continued the search for a suspect on Wednesday night after the corpses of a man and a woman were found in a residential building in Weilerbach near Kaiserslautern (Rhineland-Palatinate) were.
Investigators have been publicly looking for 38-year-old Daniel M since Tuesday evening. The suspect is the woman's son, a spokesman had previously said.
"We do not rule out that he is armed."
Update from March 9th, 10:29 pm:
The police are now publicly looking for Daniel M .. The officials assume that the 38-year-old killed his 60-year-old mother and her 65-year-old partner on March 9 in Weilerbach near Kaiserslautern Has.
M. is also suspected of having started two fires in Mackenbach and Erzenhausen in the night from March 7th to 8th.
This resulted in high property damage, nobody was injured.
The police wrote on their homepage: “The suspect is about 1.75 meters tall and of normal stature.
He has brown, slightly curly hair, and his temples are mottled with gray.
Most recently he was dressed in dark green cargo work trousers and a dark gray softshell jacket;
he wore black work shoes. ”The telephone number can be reached at 0631/3692999.
Update from March 9, 8:29 p.m.:
A police spokesman announced in the evening that the alleged perpetrator was the son of the 60-year-old woman who was killed.
The 38-year-old suspect will continue to be searched for by helicopter and now additionally with detection dogs.
There is still no knowledge of possible motives for the act, the investigation continues, said the spokesman.
You also go after witnesses' references.
Update from March 9, 6:42 p.m.:
The police have announced that the search measures will be expanded.
The Kaiserslautern police wrote on Twitter that the perpetrator is now being searched not only in Weilerbach, but also in Rodenbach.
There, too, residents should stay at home if possible and avoid the area, according to the police.
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After a corpse was found: Large-scale police operation in Weilerbach (Rhineland-Palatinate).
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Police discovered two bodies in Weilerbach: "We assume a homicide"
First report from March 9th:
Weilerbach - The police found two bodies in a residential building in Weilerbach near Kaiserslautern (Rhineland-Palatinate).
The dead, a 60-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man, were discovered in the morning in the homestead, the West Palatinate police headquarters announced on Tuesday.
"We assume a homicide," said a spokesman.
He “neither wanted to confirm nor deny” that the two were shot.
The woman and the man were not married, but were probably a couple.
The police are looking for a 38-year-old suspect with an increased contingent, including by helicopter.
"We do not rule out that he is armed."
Police operation in #Weilerbach: If you are currently in #Weilerbach, please stay in a building.
The police are increasingly on patrol.
More information will follow.
- Police Kaiserslautern (@Polizei_KL) March 9, 2021
Corpse found near Kaiserslautern: Police ask Weilersbacher to stay “in a building”
The police said on Twitter: "If you are currently in Weilerbach, please stay in a building." Further details were initially unclear.
In the afternoon, the police also blocked road 356 between Weilerbach and Hirschhorn.
The authorities did not give a reason.
The police asked to refrain from speculation.
About 5000 people live in Weilerbach.
According to their own statements, the police had no concrete information about the suspect's possible whereabouts in the afternoon.
"Surveys are running," it said.
The investigators are also on site with civilian forces.
Several streets, including one in a neighboring town, were closed.
(fmü / dpa)
