Two dead children in Hanau: Fugitive suspect is said to have announced that "something bad" was happening

Created: 05/16/2022, 05:02

By: Jennifer Lanzinger

After the death of two children in Hanau, the investigators assume a family drama.

The father had recently made gloomy announcements.

• Bloody deed in Hanau

  : Two dead children discovered.

• The investigators are assuming a homicide and a family background to the crime.

• The suspect was arrested by the police near Paris.

Update from May 14, 6:03 p.m .:

In the case of the children killed, the police arrested the suspect from Hanau near Paris.

It is the 47-year-old father of the children.

The public prosecutor's office reports on the initial background to the arrest.

Bloody deed in Hanau: the suspect is said to be the father of the children - the police are continuing to search

Update from May 13, 10:28 a.m .:

After the death of the two siblings in Hanau, the police are still looking for the suspect.

The search continues, said a police spokesman on Friday morning.

Investigated on suspicion of murder.

According to reports, the suspect is the father of the two children - a seven-year-old girl and an eleven-year-old boy.

The investigators explained that anyone who saw a conspicuous person in connection with the crime was asked to contact the Hanau criminal police.

Hanau news: The suspect is said to have announced that "something bad" was happening

Update from May 12, 5:10 p.m .:

The Hanau youth welfare office had evidence of family problems before the alleged murder of two children.

The family moved to Hanau at the turn of the year 2021/22, the city announced on Thursday in response to a dpa request.

"In mid-January, the youth welfare office in Hanau became aware that there were family problems." After this information, the youth welfare office immediately approached the family and made offers.

"The offer was accepted by the family," the city said.

In addition to a commissioned specialist, the municipal social service (KSD) was also in contact with all family members, the city said.

"There were no signs of violence in these contacts." At the beginning of this week, the KSD received feedback from the responsible agency "that the family relationship had probably deteriorated".

The KSD had therefore decided to seek dialogue again and to intervene.

The investigators are still looking for a suspect after the bloody crime on Wednesday.

It is said to be the father of the children who were killed.

However, this has not yet been officially confirmed by investigators.

After the bloody deed in Hanau, a coffin is taken away.

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Bloody deed in Hanau: the suspect is said to have announced that "something bad" was happening

Update from May 12, 2:47 p.m .:

After the police started a murder investigation after the death of two children in Hanau, more backgrounds are now coming to light.

As reported by the

, the children's parents are said to have lived separately.

The father was therefore only allowed to be in the company of a youth welfare office employee.

At the last such meeting last weekend, the father is said to have announced, according to the

, that "something bad" was going to happen.

According to the report, this speaks for a planned murder.

Meanwhile, the search for the suspect continues.

Investigators have not yet released the identity of the suspect.

The day before, however, there was talk of a suspected family background to the crime.

Bloody deed in Hanau: the police are investigating a murder

Update from May 12, 12:15 p.m .:

The police have started a murder investigation in the case of the two dead children in Hanau.

The children are siblings - a seven-year-old girl and an eleven-year-old boy.

This was explained by a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office of the German Press Agency.

The autopsy carried out the day before revealed that the girl had died of injuries caused by "sharp force against the neck", as

also reported.

The boy died from multiple internal injuries, which were attributed to a fall from a great height.

The reasons for the fall are part of the investigation "which is being conducted on suspicion of murder," said the spokeswoman.

Bloody deed in Hanau: Hessian state parliament commemorates the dead children

Update from May 12, 10:10 a.m .:

The Hessian state parliament silently thought of the two dead children on Thursday, who probably fell victim to an act of violence in Hanau.

The MPs rose from their seats at the start of the session on Thursday in Wiesbaden.

Vice President of the State Parliament Frank Lortz (CDU) spoke of a bad act.

The search for the suspect continues.

A spokeswoman for the Hanau public prosecutor's office told dpa on Thursday morning that no arrest had been made.

The investigators are assuming a homicide and a family background to the crime.

Bloody deed in Hanau: the search for the suspect is ongoing – the identity is now clear

Update from May 12, 6:33 a.m .:

After the death of two children in Hanau, investigations are in full swing.

The search for a suspect has so far been unsuccessful.

According to a report by

, it should be the father of the children who were killed.

"First indications currently let us assume a family background," said Lisa Pohlmann from the Hanau public prosecutor's office to the tabloid, without confirming the suspect's identity.

Local residents, who stood on the sidewalk and looked up at the balcony where a lifeless girl had been discovered, expressed dismay.

"You're shocked, especially when you're a mother yourself," said a 32-year-old who was traveling with her two small children.

Hanau in shock again: girl and boy (7 and 11) found dead - family known to the city

Update from May 11, 2:45 p.m .:

After the alleged killing of two children in Hanau, Mayor Claus Kaminsky (SPD) was shocked.

"It's a shock that's going through the city again," he said of the

.

"We now have to wait for further investigations by the police.

Unfortunately, there's a lot to be said for family drama." Kaminsky said, "I didn't know the family personally, but what we do know is that they've had socio-educational support for a few months."

A good two years ago, a 43-year-old German murdered nine people in Hanau for racist reasons.

The act had sparked nationwide horror.

Hanau: Two children found dead - both should be autopsied

Update from May 11, 12:25 p.m .:

According to a spokeswoman for the Hanau public prosecutor’s office, the suspect that the police are currently looking for is a man.

The relationship between him and the children was initially unknown.

When officers arrived, the boy was no longer responsive, police and prosecutors said.

The officers then found the lifeless girl on the balcony of an apartment on the ninth floor.

The emergency doctor could only determine death.

The boy was taken to the Hanau city hospital, where he succumbed to his serious injuries shortly afterwards.

The two children should still be autopsied during the day, said the spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office.

"Investigators from the public prosecutor's office and the criminal police are assuming a homicide and are now concentrating on what happened in the house in the morning," the statement said.

Neighbors would also be comprehensively questioned and traces secured, the spokeswoman said.

With a view to the ongoing investigations, further findings could probably not be published until this Thursday (May 12), it said.

Police officers cordoned off the streets around the house with barrier tape and patrol cars.

Onlookers stood around.

Detectives in white protective gear stood on the ninth-floor balcony.

The police had a drone fly over the house to photograph the crime scene from as many angles as possible.

Bushes were removed in front of the house.

The residential building has a total of eleven floors, with a shop and a café on the ground floor.

Hanau: Two dead children discovered - police are looking for suspects

Update from May 11, 11:45 a.m .:

It is an incredible incident that must have happened in Hanau on Wednesday morning.

After emergency services discovered two dead children in downtown Hanau, the boy was initially taken to a clinic (see original report below), the police are now looking for a suspect.

The dpa reports.

According to the spokeswoman for the Hanau public prosecutor's office, there are indications of a family background to the crime.

According to previous information, it should be a seven-year-old girl and an eleven-year-old boy who lived in the apartment.

Hanau: Police find dead girl in apartment building and seriously injured boy on the street - he also dies

Original message:

Hanau – The police found a dead girl in a high-rise building in downtown Hanau on Wednesday.

According to a police spokesman, a seriously injured boy was discovered on the street in front of the house.

He was taken to a clinic in Offenbach.

As a spokeswoman for the Hanau public prosecutor's office reported to the German Press Agency on Wednesday, the boy is said to have succumbed to his serious injuries.

The girl was therefore discovered on the balcony of the apartment.

Investigators would currently assume a homicide.

The background to the dramatic incident is still unclear.

Passers-by discovered the boy on the street around 7:20 a.m. and alerted emergency services.

The dead girl was then discovered on the ninth floor of the apartment building in the city center.