Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Dismembered body found in Greifswald – two suspects in custody
The police are investigating after a murder in Greifswald
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Horrible discovery at the weekend: Police officers found a dismembered body in Greifswald. After a tip from the alleged perpetrators’ acquaintances, arrest warrants were issued. But many questions still remain unanswered.
After a dismembered body was found in an apartment in Greifswald in the northeast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has issued an arrest warrant for two suspected perpetrators. The two men, aged 27 and 28, were arrested at the weekend.
“There were a lot of individual parts”: Police find body in Greifswald
Following a tip-off, police officers in Greifswald found a dismembered body in an apartment late on Saturday evening. Two men had previously come forward and said they had been asked to help transport someone who had been killed. The body is in an apartment, dismantled into individual parts. There are photos.
Officers then drove to the address provided and discovered the body. “What happened was pretty obvious,” said a police spokeswoman on Monday. It was clear from the start that the man, who had not yet been conclusively identified, had been killed in the apartment – “and then the body was dismembered.”
One of the two alleged perpetrators was arrested immediately, the other was able to escape, but reported himself on Sunday and was arrested without resistance in a public parking lot. As a precaution, special forces from the State Criminal Police Office were called in for this purpose.
Motives remain unclear
Both suspects are now in custody. The motive remains unclear, the police spokeswoman said on Monday. The two suspects are known to the police in many ways, including for assault. It is also assumed that the victim and suspect knew each other. “We don’t yet know to what extent, how closely, or by what means. But at the moment we are not assuming that someone completely stranger was lured into the apartment.” According to the police, the suspects and the men who were contacted about the removal definitely knew each other.
The police assume that the violent act occurred on Friday. To clarify the exact identity of the victim, she relies on forensic medicine, for example by comparing fingerprints. A result can be expected in the coming days, said the police spokeswoman.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated.