Crime - Missing businessman: 37-year-old suspected of manslaughter
Almost seven weeks after the disappearance of a businessman (62) from Hüllhorst near Minden, the police have arrested a 37-year-old man from Bielefeld. Investigators have charged him with manslaughter. He was remanded in custody, as the police and public prosecutor's office in Bielefeld announced on Wednesday. The "Westfalen-Blatt" had previously reported on the arrest.
The 62-year-old entrepreneur Jörg D. has been missing since October 18. On that day, he is said to have handed over a company building in Hüllhorst to a new tenant.
According to the police, the suspect came to the attention of investigators at an early stage. Suspicions had arisen in connection with the takeover of a company property as a new tenant. It is still unclear where the missing man could be. The missing man's car, a white SUV, is also still being sought.
A police spokeswoman said that the investigation had led to the suspicion that a homicide had been committed. Whether the missing man was actually the victim of a violent crime is still being investigated.
Searches have been carried out, it added. Whether traces of a possible crime scene could have been discovered is still being investigated. The police did not say where the searches were carried out.
The missing man's cell phone was located on October 22 in Melle, Lower Saxony. His car had also been parked at a sports field in a residential area there - properly parked and locked. The car disappeared a day later.
The missing man's cell phone had been switched off since October 23. It was last located in the far southwest of Lower Saxony near the Dutch and North Rhine-Westphalian borders.
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- Despite intensive efforts by the police and the Bielefeld public prosecutor's office, the location of the missing businessman Jörg D. remains unknown.
- The 37-year-old suspect, who was arrested in connection with the case, is believed to have a focus on criminal activities related to real estate transactions.
- The arrest took place in Bielefeld, which is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, a neighboring state to Lower Saxony, where the missing man's car was last seen.
- The Bielefeld public prosecutor's office confirmed that the suspect is facing charges for manslaughter, but the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation.
- In the days following the missing man's disappearance, his car, a white SUV, was found abandoned in a residential area in Melle, Lower Saxony.
- The police are urging anyone with information regarding the case or the whereabouts of the missing man's car to contact the authorities immediately, as any details could potentially aid in the ongoing investigation.
- The case has garnered attention in the media, with reports suggesting that the missing man's car had been properly parked and locked at the time of discovery, and that his cell phone had been last active in the far southwest of Lower Saxony.
Source: www.stern.de
