Stuttgart
After finding a woman’s body – suspect in custody
Police tape secures a crime scene. (icon image) photo
© Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
A 39-year-old was arrested near his home. He is accused of killing a woman.
After the body of a woman was found in an apartment in A suspect has been arrested in Stuttgart. The 39-year-old is in custody, prosecutors and police said on Saturday. The man was arrested on Friday evening by a special unit from the police headquarters near his home.
According to the announcement, the 32-year-old victim and the German and Polish citizens knew each other. “Apparently the victim and the suspect had a previous relationship,” the investigators said.
The body was discovered late Wednesday afternoon. Local residents informed the police. The corpse of the nursing student was autopsied on Friday. A special commission took over the investigation.