Murder of couple: Suspect arrested
Created: 06/28/2022, 1:49 p.m
Forensics workers stand in front of a house.
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The police arrested a 23-year-old man as a suspect in connection with the violent death of a couple in Wennigsen.
He is strongly suspected of having killed the couple found on June 13 in their home in the Holtensen district, police and public prosecutors said on Tuesday in Hanover.
Wennigsen - The man was arrested on Monday and brought before the magistrate.
He is in custody.
According to the information, the officials also searched three locations in the Hemmingen and Linden area on Monday as part of the investigation.
According to the results of the autopsy, the spouses were stabbed to death.
The stab wounds were caused by "a sharp object".
The 59-year-old and his 60-year-old partner bled to death.
A colleague of the man was concerned and alerted the police.
Officials then found the couple lifeless.
dpa
