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Son remanded in custody after violent death of 88-year-old

Following the violent death of an 88-year-old man in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, the victim's son is in custody as a suspect. The magistrate at Frankenthal district court issued an arrest warrant for the 56-year-old on Friday on urgent suspicion of manslaughter, the police in Ludwigshafen and...

A barbed wire fence surrounds the grounds of a prison. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A barbed wire fence surrounds the grounds of a prison. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Neustadt an der Weinstraße - Son remanded in custody after violent death of 88-year-old

Following the violent death of an 88-year-old man in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, the victim's son is in custody as a suspect. The magistrate at Frankenthal district court issued an arrest warrant for the 56-year-old on Friday on urgent suspicion of manslaughter, the police in Ludwigshafen and the Frankenthal public prosecutor's office announced on Saturday. The man was sent to a correctional facility.

The 88-year-old was found dead on Friday morning in the house where he lived. Based on the injuries and the evidence, the investigators assumed a homicide and arrested the son. No further details were initially given. The investigation was still ongoing, it was reported on Saturday.

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Source: www.stern.de

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