Murder in Jablonec nad Nisou: neighbour charged and remanded in custody

Police have charged a man with killing a neighbour in a panel building on Pasířská Street. The victim's body was found on 25 October, and the accused was remanded in custody three days later.

Murder in Jablonec nad Nisou: neighbour charged and remanded in custody

Man charged with murder in panel building on Žižkův vrch

According to Deník.cz, police have charged a middle-aged man with murder, which occurred in a panel building on Pasířská Street in Jablonec nad Nisou. The victim's body was found on Sunday, 25 October in the afternoon in a flat in the Žižkův vrch district of Jablonec.

Regional police spokeswoman Dagmar Sochorová said on the day of the discovery that officers were investigating the man's death and that a judicial autopsy had been ordered. On Thursday, investigators reclassified the case as an aggravated murder charge.

The suspect was detained during the same week. "On Wednesday, 28 October, the court remanded him in custody," said regional police spokeswoman Ivana Baláková. The state prosecutor received a motion for remand to investigate the accused.

The panel building where the offence took place stands opposite a primary school. An anonymous witness from the area reported hearing that the victim was found with a broken head in bed. This information has not yet been confirmed by police.

The accused knew the murdered man personally.

Source: Deník.cz

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