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In the Waldshut district, a man is said to have killed his parents and brother with a stabbing weapon.
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According to investigators, a young man attacked his parents and two siblings with a knife.
The consequences are dramatic.
Waldshut-Tiengen - A 19-year-old is said to have killed his parents and brother with a knife in the Waldshut district on the border with Switzerland.
The man's sister was seriously injured on Tuesday evening, the police and public prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday.
The suspect was therefore arrested.
The background to the bloody act initially remained open.
Where exactly the attack took place also remained unclear.
The investigators spoke of an “eastern district community in the Waldshut district”.
The parents died after the alleged attack at the scene of the crime, an apartment building.
They were 58 and 61 years old.
“The suspect’s 34-year-old brother died in hospital as a result of his injuries despite resuscitation measures,” the investigators said.
The 19-year-old's sister also suffered serious stab wounds.
She was taken to a clinic in a rescue helicopter.
Her injuries were not life-threatening.
According to the information, the suspect has German and Italian citizenship.
In the statement, the investigators spoke of a stabbing weapon; upon request, a police spokesman specified that the suspected murder weapon was a knife.
The Waldshut-Tiengen public prosecutor's office wants to apply for an arrest warrant against the 19-year-old at the Waldshut-Tiengen district court on Wednesday because of strong suspicion of manslaughter in three cases and attempted manslaughter, the statement said.
The investigations are therefore ongoing.
dpa