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Two Ukrainian citizens were stabbed in front of a shopping center in Murnau (Bavaria). The police are investigating suspected double murder.
Update from April 29th, 9:45 a.m.: Like the police at the request of IPPEN.MEDIA explained, are still No new information about the motive or the background to the crime is known. In the meantime, the Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) commented on the incidents to Bayerischer Rundfunk. There is no reason to suspect that the incident could be related to the war in Ukraine: “At the moment we have no compelling indication that this would be a reflection of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, so to speak.” According to witness statements, there are indications that Victim and perpetrator knew each other. They were also under the influence of alcohol.
Update from April 29th, 7:10 a.m.: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Murnau, Upper Bavaria, on Saturday. The suspect is a Russian citizen who is said to have left a trail of blood back to his apartment after the crime, reported Picture. The background to the crime is still unclear.
“If it turns out that the background to the dispute was Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which violates international law, it would be a catastrophe for the region,” emphasized Free Voters parliamentary group leader Florian Streibl. “Foreign conflicts must not be fought on German soil.” An arrest warrant for double murder was issued against the alleged perpetrator on Sunday. The investigation is ongoing. An autopsy of the victims should provide clarity.
Two Ukrainian soldiers stabbed in Bavaria
Update from April 28th, 10:20 p.m.: The two men killed in Murnau, Bavaria (23 and 36 years old) were two soldiers from Ukraine. That’s what she reports Agence France Press (AFP) citing the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. They therefore stayed in Bavaria for “medical rehabilitation” and lived in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba thanked the German investigators for the quick arrest of the suspect.
The investigations by the public prosecutor’s office and the criminal police into the background and motive of the crime are ongoing, said the police headquarters.
Two Ukrainians killed in Bavaria: Police report arrest – background unclear
First report from April 28th: Murnau am Staffelsee – In the small town Murnau Two Ukrainian citizens were killed in Upper Bavaria on Saturday evening. A short time later, a suspect was caught – a man from Russia, according to police. What do the police know so far about the background to the case?
The crime occurred around 5:15 p.m. in front of a grocery store in the small town of Murnau am Staffelsee, a spokesman said. The perpetrator initially fled. As part of the search, the 57-year-old suspect was caught very quickly. The officers discovered him at his home address near the crime scene. He is known to the police, they say.
However, the background to the crime is completely unclear; a connection to the war in Ukraine cannot currently be established. The police were initially unable to say whether the three men knew each other. “We are still at the very beginning of the investigation,” said police spokesman Daniel Katz.
That’s why the criminal police are asking for information at the station Garmisch-Partenkirchen (08821/9170) or the Murnau police station (08841/61760):
- Who observed the incident near the Tengelmann Center in Murnau on Saturday, April 27, 2024 between 4:45 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. or can provide relevant information about it?
- Who can provide information about a possible dispute or previous history?
- Who can provide other relevant information that would help clarify the circumstances of the crime?
Suspected double murder in Murnau: victims die from stab wounds
According to police, the victims are two men aged 23 and 36, both in… Garmisch-Partenkirchen district lived. They died of stab wounds – the older of the two directly at the crime scene, the younger one a short time later in a hospital.
The criminal police started an investigation on suspicion of double murder. The public prosecutor’s office filed an application for arrest against the 57-year-old and he is to be brought before the investigating judge at the responsible district court on Sunday. (dpa/moe)