Warendorf district - Dead man in garage: poisoning due to illegal distillery
An illegal distillery in his garage has probably cost the life of a 64-year-old man in Sassenberg ( Warendorf district). The man was found dead in the garage of his house on November 28. The preliminary results of a post-mortem examination are now available, the police announced on Thursday evening. The cause of death is likely to have been an increased concentration of carbon monoxide caused by the improper handling of an illegal distillery. There were no indications of any outside culpability. The emergency services had pulled the man out of the garage because a CO2 alarm had sounded.
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The police in Warendorf district are investigating the circumstances surrounding the poisoning death of a 64-year-old man in Sassenberg. The North Rhine-Westphalia authorities will conduct a full autopsy to confirm the cause of death, which is believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning due to an illegal distillery in the man's garage. The emergency services had to intervene after a CO2 alarm sounded. Despite the initial findings, the police state there are no indications of any external involvement in the incident.
Source: www.stern.de
