Two bodies found in Mainz hotel
The case is mysterious. In a five-story building in Mainz, two deceased persons were found in a hotel room - one of them died shortly after, the other despite revival efforts. The motives and sequence of events of the incident are still unclear.
Two people were found dead in a hotel in Mainz according to the police, one man and one woman. When they were discovered in the morning, one person had already succumbed to their injuries. The second victim also died despite revival attempts at the hotel. The motives behind the crime are unclear.
The police initially made no comment on the nature of the fatal injuries or whether the two deceased persons knew each other. As to whether one or more suspects were being sought, the investigators remained tight-lipped. However, there was no danger to uninvolved persons in the entire Mainz city area, a police spokeswoman said.
Following the discovery of the two victims around 10 am, a Special Operations Command (SEK) searched the five-story building in the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital. The street surrounding the building was cordoned off. Police and ambulance vehicles were on site. The forensic team was extensively in operation. Approximately 130 guests were in the hotel at the time of the incident.
Extensive Interrogation of Hotel Guests and Staff
Besides the examination of traces by specialists, the interrogations of many hotel guests, passersby, and hotel staff were ongoing, reported the spokeswoman. This would take some time.
No details about the course of events could be expected before the coming week in coordination with the prosecutor's office. At the request of the prosecutor, an autopsy of the two deceased persons was to be ordered, the investigators announced in the early evening.
International authorities expressed interest in the unusual death cases in Mainz, as news of the incident spread globally. The terms 'murder and manslaughter' were mentioned in some early reports, although the police had not yet officially confirmed this. Despite the SEK's thorough search of the building and the ongoing investigation, no immediate arrests were made.
