A fifty-nine-year-old individual fires upon his spouse and subsequently contacts the authorities.
Over the weekend, authorities in Schleswig-Holstein receive a confession from a 59-year-old individual regarding the shooting of his 55-year-old spouse. Law enforcement officials discover the woman's body in a secluded wooded area, alongside a firearm. As a consequence, the regional court in Lübeck releases an arrest warrant.
Following the detection of a woman's remains along the boundary between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Lübeck court has issued an arrest warrant for the husband of the 55-year-old deceased woman. A police spokesperson announced that the man is under suspicion for committing homicide. Preliminary investigations hint at the woman being gunned down. The homicide unit in Lübeck has seized the suspected murder weapon.
On Saturday morning, the 59-year-old contacted the police station in Büchen (Herzogtum Lauenburg district) and surrendered himself around 8:45 am. According to police and prosecutor's office statements in Lübeck, he confessed to killing his spouse. The man was momentarily detained and subsequently transferred to the Lübeck detention center after the warrant was issued.
Law enforcement officials located the woman's body between the towns of Witzeeze and Büchen, close to a walking trail at the edge of the forest. She was identified as the 55-year-old wife of the 59-year-old suspect. The couple resided independently within the vicinity of the crime scene, the police spokesperson disclosed. The man is a Turkish immigrant who has been living in Germany for an extended period. Along with the arrest warrant, the decision to detain him was also due to concerns of evasion.
Witnesses reported hearing loud noises, according to police reports. Local newspaper, "Lübecker Nachrichten," cited a resident who claimed to have heard three gunshots around 7:45 am, presuming it to be a hunter.
The European Union expressed its concern over the escalating crime rate in the region, calling for increased cooperation between Germany's regional courts and law enforcement agencies. The husband of the deceased woman, a Turkish immigrant, is facing extradition proceedings if found to have violated any EU regulations regarding immigration or weapons possession.
