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Three bodies found in house in Tönisvorst
Police and rescue workers found three bodies in a house in Tönisvorst on the Lower Rhine. photo
© David Young/dpa
Residents of a housing estate in Tönisvorst contact the regulatory office: they have not seen the neighbors for a long time. Then the emergency services make a terrible discovery.
Police and rescue workers found three bodies in a house in Tönisvorst on the Lower Rhine. It may be the 95-year-old resident, her 63-year-old daughter and her 69-year-old partner, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday. The causes of death are therefore so far unclear. The identities have not yet been finally clarified.
A police spokesman initially did not answer whether there was evidence of a crime. According to the investigators, neighbors had informed the public order office on Monday morning because they had not seen the three residents of the house for several days and were worried. The emergency services then found the bodies. They are now to be autopsied.
The site is a semi-detached house in a residential area in the St. Tönis district, as a dpa reporter reported. On Tuesday morning, the three red seals on the front door reminded of the police operation.