Man apparently raped 26-year-old woman for days — police: at least two other victims

Created: 04/11/2022 15:33

By: Christina Denk

A man allegedly held and raped women.

A victim was able to call the police through a friend (symbol image).

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A man, with the help of his brother, is said to have held and raped a 26-year-old woman for days.

The police found other victims in the house.

Update from November 4th, 3:25 p.m .:

As a spokeswoman for the Heilbronn police headquarters announced on Friday (November 4th), according to the current state of knowledge, there are at least two other victims in addition to the 26-year-old.

The latter is said to have told her acquaintance that she was being held against her will and feared for her life.

Investigators have not released any information about the woman's injuries or condition.

Rape in Walldürn: According to the public prosecutor, both suspects have already spoken out

As far as the perpetrators are concerned, it has now become public that at least one of the two German suspects is said to have lived in the house in Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district).

According to the public prosecutor's office, both brothers have already partially commented on the matter.

Criminologist Christian Pfeiffer emphasized that the case was "extremely rare" in Germany.

It is very unusual for people to hold others for a long time and repeatedly become the perpetrator.

For the clarification of what happened, it was of interest to fathom the role relationship of the brothers.

In addition, the question arises as to why other victims had not called the police.

This suggests that the perpetrators instilled great fear in their victims, according to Pfeiffer.

Walldürn: 26-year-old apparently detained and raped for days – police suspect other victims

First report from November 3rd, 8:50 p.m.:

Walldürn – A suspected serial offender is said to have held and raped a 26-year-old woman in Walldürn in Baden-Württemberg for several days.

The police first cleared the house.

More victims were found.

Man apparently rapes 26-year-old woman: After days, she can alert the police through acquaintances

The 37-year-old is suspected of holding the 26-year-old against her will between October 15 and 19 and of having violated her, the Mosbach public prosecutor said on Thursday (November 3).

He is said to have had the help of his brother (23).

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The two perpetrators were arrested after the 26-year-old managed to alert an acquaintance who called the police via the emergency number, it is said.

According to the investigation, the fate of the woman in the Neckar-Odenwald district could not be an isolated case: "In the meantime, other victims have been identified," said a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office.

26-year-old arrested and raped: Apparently more victims

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reports on a total of four women who were discovered by the criminal police in the house in the Altheim development area.

"According to the current status of the investigation, the police and public prosecutor's office assume that there are other potential victims," ​​the officials said.

The search of the alleged crime scene and the investigations confirmed this suspicion.

In order not to jeopardize the investigation and to protect the victims, there is currently still largely silence on the case, the newspaper reports.

Since mid-October, police officers have searched the property several times for evidence, it is said.

The 37-year-old suspect was taken to a psychiatric hospital with a placement arrest warrant, the prosecutor's spokesman said.

The 23-year-old brother of the man who is said to have provided assistance was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting.

In Nuremberg, after fatal shots, the perpetrator is still on the run.

An aid operation escalated at Munich Central Station.