On Friday, a woman in Duisburg was killed by multiple stabs.
Her sick son was missing in the meantime.
Now the police have arrested him.
The 29-year-old son of the woman who was killed was arrested: he is suspected of murder.
The seriously ill man, who urgently needs medication, was previously missing.
In the meantime he had reported to a sister.
The 53-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries in hospital on Friday afternoon.
Update from April 30, 5:28 p.m.:
Turnaround in the case of the killed 53-year-old from Duisburg: The victim’s son is now under strong suspicion, police and prosecutors said.
The 29-year-old, who was dependent on medicine and medical help because of an illness, had disappeared since Friday.
On Sunday (April 30) he reported to one of his sisters, who immediately informed the police.
Now there are indications that the son was present in the apartment on Mercatorstrasse in Duisburg's Dellviertel at the time of the crime, the police said.
He has now been arrested after temporarily hiding in the Duisburg city area.
The sick man has since received medical treatment and is in stable condition, it said.
Next Monday (May 1) he is to be brought before a magistrate on suspicion of murder.
The exact background and the sequence of events are still unclear.
The whereabouts of a murder weapon is still unknown.
Woman stabbed in Duisburg: police are looking for the son of the dead
Update from April 29, 2:46 p.m .:
In Duisburg on Friday (April 28), a 53-year-old woman was so badly injured with several stitches in the upper body that she died in the hospital in the afternoon.
The woman leaves behind two daughters (24 and 31 years old) and a 29-year-old son.
The police are now looking for the son of the dead.
There is currently no trace of him, police and prosecutors said on Saturday.
The son is "not wanted as a suspect," emphasizes a spokesman for the Duisburg police when asked by 24RHEIN from Ippen.Media.
The 29-year-old is seriously ill and without medical treatment his life is in danger.
"The son's whereabouts are currently unknown.
Due to a severe liver disease, which requires both medical treatment and constant intake of medication, he should present himself to the Essen University Clinic on Friday morning.
However, he did not appear there and has not reappeared so far, ”explain the police and the public prosecutor.
The investigators have published a photo of the 29-year-old and are hoping for help from the public in their search.
The Duisburg police will take tips on 0203 2800.
Even if the 29-year-old is not wanted as a suspect, investigators want to question him about Friday's incidents as soon as he is found.
Meanwhile, the police investigation continues at full speed.
But even on Saturday there is no trace of either the suspected perpetrator or the murder weapon.
Another life-threatening attack in Duisburg: woman succumbs to her injuries
Update from April 28, 2023, 5:15 p.m .:
The 53-year-old woman died.
The woman was initially seriously injured and was able to save herself on the street, but according to the police, she succumbed to her injuries around 4 p.m.
The public prosecutor's office in Duisburg will therefore arrange for an autopsy.
The investigations are ongoing.
Another life-threatening attack in Duisburg: woman stabbed
First report from April 28, 2023:
Duisburg – The knife attack in the Duisburg gym was only a few days ago when the next act of violence happened: A 53-year-old woman was critically injured in a suspected violent crime on Friday morning in Duisburg in the Dellviertel.
"Around shortly after 9 a.m., the woman was found covered in blood on the corner of Mercatorstrasse and Cecilienstrasse," a police spokeswoman told 24RHEIN from Ippen.Media.
She was immediately taken to a hospital.
Duisburg: woman saves herself after the attack, covered in blood, on the street
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In Duisburg, a 53-year-old woman suffered life-threatening cuts.
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According to police, the woman's wounds are believed to be stab wounds.
However, it is not yet possible to say which weapon was used.
According to the first testimony, the victim had already been attacked in her apartment and then dragged herself onto the street, seriously injured.
“Some witnesses stated that the perpetrator and the victim knew each other.
So maybe it was a family dispute," said the police spokeswoman.
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The crime scene is on the edge of the Dell district in Duisburg.
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However, the exact background is still unclear.
The police are on site and sure to have clues.
Other witnesses are also being questioned.
Crime scene near John Reed Gym
The crime scene is not far from the John Reed gym: on April 18, four men were attacked with a knife in the locker room and seriously injured.
The Duisburg police have now arrested a 26-year-old suspect: He is said to have stabbed the men.
There are now indications that the crime may have been an Islamist act of terrorism.
The investigators are now checking whether the suspect could also have been responsible for the killing of a 35-year-old in Duisburg days earlier;
this is indicated by DNA traces.
The area where the two crime scenes are located is otherwise rarely the scene of such brutal acts of violence - far away from so-called hotspot districts such as Marxloh or Rheinhausen: Both acts happened on the edge of the Dellviertel near the city center, where there are restaurants, cafes and shops line up.
(os/pen, with dpa)
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