Crime - Attempted murder of senior citizen: couple in custody
A man is said to have injured a 68-year-old man with a machete and a baseball bat during an argument in Roding (district of Cham) - his partner is said to have supported him. The two 36-year-old Germans have been in custody since Monday, police announced on Tuesday. Both are being investigated for attempted murder.
It was initially unclear why the couple had argued with the 68-year-old on Sunday evening, according to a police spokesperson. The man suspected of the crime is said to have hit the senior citizen with the objects. All three people involved sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital.
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- The Upper Palatinate police are dealing with a case of criminality, as a couple is under investigation for the attempted homicide of a 68-year-old man in Roding, a district of Cham in Bavaria.
- The emergency services were called to the scene on Sunday evening after reports of a violent argument, during which the man allegedly used a machete and a baseball bat to assault the senior citizen.
- The couple, both 36 years old, have been in custody since Monday, and the woman is suspected of supporting her partner in the act of violence.
- Despite the seriousness of the incident, all three individuals involved -- the couple and the 68-year-old victim -- only sustained minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital.
Source: www.stern.de
