Berlin: Drama in Köpenick - Two dead and injured discovered in cruel family tragedy

The Berlin investigative authorities shocked an incredible drama. Two corpses and two injuries were discovered in two apartments in Köpenick, including an eleven -year -old girl. All of them have serious cuts and are apparently related to each other, but the exact backgrounds are still unclear ( Source ).

After an anonymous emergency call, the police reached an apartment on Gelnitzstrasse on Monday morning, where she found a seriously injured man. In another apartment on Kinzer Allee, the emergency services discovered a dead 68-year-old woman, a seriously injured 42-year-old and the life-threatening girl. The police exclude both an agreed suicide and the possibility of an attack by the man on women, followed by his attempt to take life. The investigation is still at the beginning and were initially taken over by the local criminal police ( Source ).

The 2nd murder commission took over the case on Monday afternoon after it was found that the child was killed by another person. However, it is not yet clear whether the 42-year-old or the older woman is responsible. The B.Z. learned that the family was said to have suffered strongly from the current global crises, such as pandemic, the climate crisis and the wars in Ukraine and Israel. It is examined whether this despair was the motive for the tragic act ( Source ).

The B.Z. Usually not reports about suicide, but in this case special circumstances are mentioned. The telephone pastoral care at 0800 111 0 111 and the Berlin crisis service with free help options at nine locations in Berlin are available ( Source ).