Terrible find near Berlin: the police discovered several dead people in a house in Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg.
Update from December 4th, 6.47pm: A few hours after the discovery of five bodies, the consternation in Königs Wusterhausen is great. Neighbors had seen the lifeless people in a family house and alerted the police shortly before noon. Senior Public Prosecutor Gernot Bantleon assumes a homicide. A criminal investigation was immediately initiated and is currently still ongoing. Forensic doctors are also on site.
Chief Public Prosecutor Bantleon did not expect to find out more about the background to the crime on Saturday. It remains initially in the dark whether the dead are families, whether the perpetrator is among the victims, what the motive could be, whether there were other people in the house. The uncertainty gave rise to speculation. According to the dpa, the rumor is circulating that the residents were in Corona * quarantine. There was no confirmation of this.
Five dead found in house in Königs Wusterhausen: onlookers on site – police react
In the early afternoon, some onlookers quickly gathered in the street where the crime took place. Cameramen and photographers were there. Numerous police vehicles were parked in front of the fairly new house, on which the shutters were down. Forensics in white suits paced back and forth between their vehicles and the house. Firefighters took a pet out of the house in a box.
![A forensic scientist secures traces in the house in which five dead were found.](https://www.merkur.de/bilder/2021/12/04/91158601/27635199-ein-kriminaltechniker-sichert-spuren-im-wohnhaus-in-dem-fuenf-tote-gefunden-wurden-efe.jpg)
In the late afternoon, the police cordoned off the crime scene even more widely. There were hardly any neighbors to be seen. Policemen went door to door and spoke to local residents. A man and a woman put a candle near the house. When asked whether they knew the dead, the man replies: “This is a village – we know each other.”
Five dead discovered in house in Brandenburg: First details known – three children among the victims
Update from December 4th, 3:27 p.m .: After five dead people were found in Königs Wusterhausen, the Cottbus public prosecutor confirmed that the victims had gunshot and stab wounds. Chief Prosecutor Gernot Bantleon stated on Saturday (December 4) at the request of the German press agencythat corresponding injuries were found in the dead.
According to the Cottbus public prosecutor, the five dead are two adults and three children. The three children are 4, 8 and 10 years old, the two adults are 40 years old.
Five dead discovered in house in Königs Wusterhausen – homicide investigation
First report from December 4th, 2:33 p.m .: Königs Wusterhausen – Apparently a terrible find was made in Brandenburg *. According to consistent media reports, the police discovered five lifeless people in a house in Königs Wusterhausen (Dahme-Spreewald district).
A spokesman for the South Police Department said the dpathat a call came in around noon on Saturday (December 4th). According to the police spokesman, the caller found it unusual that the residents of the house could not be seen. “We assume that it is a homicide crime.”
Königs Wusterhausen in Brandenburg: Five bodies found in a residential building – homicide investigation
Meanwhile, the homicide squad is also investigating. According to the police, forensic agents were there on Saturday afternoon. In addition, the street around the house in the Königs Wusterhausen district of Senzig was blocked, the police spokesman said. The police initially did not want to provide any further information.
the Märkische Allgemeine reported that the dead were two adults and three children. According to the report, they showed gunshot and stab wounds. The police have not yet confirmed the age, identity or cause of death of the dead. (kh, jo, dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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