A 51-year-old from Bielefeld informed the police via an emergency call that he had killed his wife. After the call, emergency services found a body in the couple’s home, as the police and public prosecutor’s office in Bielefeld reported on Sunday. According to the first findings of the criminal police, the 49-year-old wife died in the early hours of the morning “due to sharp acts of violence”.
The suspect was arrested without resistance. On Monday he is to be brought before a magistrate at the district court on strong suspicion of manslaughter. Further backgrounds were not initially announced. A homicide detective is investigating.