Married couple killed in Bavaria: 18-year-old admits brutal act - new details come to light

Created: 01/11/2022, 05:35 AM

From: Katarina Amtmann, Thomas Eldersch

Two bodies were found in this house near Bayreuth.

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Two bodies were found in a house near Bayreuth on Sunday.

A short time later, the suspect turned himself in - he is only 18 years old.

Now there are new details.

Update from January 10, 3:23 p.m.:

A serious crime occurred at the weekend near Bayreuth: An 18-year-old is said to have murdered a married couple - his girlfriend's parents.

Now there are new developments.

Married couple killed in Bavaria: suspect confesses

As reported by

, the young man is said to have confessed to the crime against the judge.

The judge then issued an arrest warrant.

The 18-year-old must now be in custody.

The exact background of the crime is still unclear.

The officers' investigations are ongoing.

However, more details about the incident have now leaked to the public: According to

information, the murdered are said to be a couple of doctors, with whom the boy probably moved in after an argument with his parents.

It is said to be the boyfriend of the couple's teenage daughter.

Update from January 10, 11:04 a.m.:

The 18-year-old who is said to have killed a couple near Bayreuth was, according to police, with the young daughter of the victims.

He maintained contact with the couple's oldest daughter and was therefore in the house on Sunday night.

A police spokesman said on Monday.

The young man is said to have killed a 47-year-old woman and her 51-year-old husband in Mistelbach.

The couple's four underage children were in the house at the time of the crime.

The investigators initially did not provide any information about a possible motive and the exact background of the act.

The 18-year-old is to be brought before an investigating judge on Monday afternoon.

Residents heard calls for help from the neighboring house shortly after midnight on Sunday and dialed the emergency number, as the police and public prosecutor announced on Sunday.

Rescue workers found the lifeless couple in the basement.

Both had stab wounds.

A large contingent was looking for the suspect, who presented himself to the police in Bayreuth around 4 a.m.

The officers arrested him.

Married couple killed in Bavaria: children were also in the house - new details about the 18-year-old suspect

Update from January 10, 8:16 a.m.:

A couple was killed near Bayreuth. The 18-year-old suspect turned in a little later (see first report). The couple had four minor children. These are said to have been at home at the time of the crime. A police spokesman could not say how much they heard of what was going on in the house. The investigators were able to question them. Now the youth welfare office takes care of the four children.

The suspect should not have been a burglar, according to the police, he should have been "authorized" to be in the house.

As reported by

, he should not be a direct family member.

Neighbors told the portal that the family had recently had problems because of the friend of the oldest daughter.

The police spokesman “not yet” wanted to confirm to the portal that the suspect was a friend.

The 18-year-old will be brought before a judge on Monday.

Married couple killed in Bavaria: neighbors heard screams - 18-year-old turns himself in

First report from January 9th: Mistelbach - In the early morning hours on Sunday, January 9th, a serious crime occurred in Mistelbach (district of Bayreuth *).

According to the officials' first findings, one couple was "violently killed".

A suspect has already been identified.

An 18-year-old turned himself in to the police shortly after the crime.

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Two dead near Bayreuth: neighbors hear cries for help

On the night of Sunday, shortly after midnight, neighbors noticed calls for help from the neighboring property, writes the Upper Franconian police in their press release. You made an emergency call. A little later, the emergency services arrived at the single-family house and gained access. The police found two lifeless people in the basement. The bodies are a 47-year-old woman and her 51-year-old husband. They both had stab wounds.

The police immediately initiated a large-scale manhunt.

A suspect could not initially be identified.

At around 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, the potential perpetrator finally turned himself in. It is an 18-year-old.

He was arrested in the city of Bayreuth.

He was then taken to police headquarters and searched.

He is currently still there, the police say.

Why the 18-year-old committed the act is still unclear.

According to initial findings, the 18-year-old had spent the night with the couple.

“He didn't break in.

He was let in, "said a police spokesman.

At first he was unable to give any further details.

The investigation continues.