Man arrested

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By pure chance, police officers found the body of a 63-year-old woman in an apartment in Germany on Wednesday evening. A suspect has already been arrested, the police announced on Thursday. Forensics have already been completed in the house. Residents and possible witnesses are now to be questioned.

According to initial findings, the woman was probably attacked beforehand. According to the police, she had serious injuries that indicated an attack. A spokeswoman initially did not want to say anything about the nature of the injuries. "That is perpetrator knowledge. We are not disclosing that yet."

Acquaintance of victim arrested
One suspect had already been arrested after suspicions against him were confirmed in the course of the evening. The man knew the woman, but was not a family member or related to her, the spokeswoman continued. The man was to be brought before a magistrate during the course of the day. The charge is manslaughter. The crime took place in Neustrelitz in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Police were on the scene because of a stolen bicycle
The fact that the woman was found in the evening was a coincidence: according to reports, the emergency services had originally been on duty in the apartment building because of a stolen bicycle when they noticed the woman through a window. According to initial findings, she had already been dead for some time.

The police suspect that she was killed between late afternoon and early evening. Forensics have already been completed in the house. Now residents and possible witnesses are to be questioned.