After two men attacked an elderly couple at home in July 2021, the Regensburg police were able to arrest a suspect family.
Regensburg - A crime that was committed at the beginning of July 2021 is now about to be investigated.
At that time, an elderly couple was attacked in Lappersdorf (Regensburg district *).
In the meantime, the Regensburg criminal investigation department has been able to identify a family who is said to have committed the crime.
The parents are in custody, as stated in a message from the Regensburg police *.
What happened?
On Monday (July 5th) at around 2 a.m., the police received an emergency call from Lappersdorf: A senior couple had been attacked.
Two men had broken into the couple's house after midnight.
The perpetrators threatened the two with a knife.
Regensburg: perpetrators stole cash and valuables in the mid five-digit range
The wife had to open the safe and the perpetrators took the contents.
Then the couple was handcuffed.
The perpetrators escaped and stole cash and valuables in the mid five-digit range.
After about three quarters of an hour, the woman managed to break free.
The police have been notified.
Fortunately, the two seniors were not injured, but had to be looked after by the ambulance service on an outpatient basis.
The Regensburg Criminal Police Inspectorate then investigated the suspicion of serious robbery and deprivation of liberty.
Regensburg: Suspects were employed by the couple
On July 30, officials managed a hit: police veil investigators checked two cars with a family from the Regensburg district on the A3 in the direction of Passau.
These are the 42-year-old mother, the 46-year-old father and the two 19 and 22-year-old sons.
During the search, the officers found valuables, the origin of which was initially unclear and later attributed to the attack in Lappersdorf.
The four people were then provisionally arrested.
Arrest warrants have been applied for against the accused.
The parents have been in custody since then, and the arrest warrants for the sons have been suspended.
Curious: the mother was a former employee of the assaulted couple.
The investigations of the criminal investigation department in Regensburg are ongoing.
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