Memmingen: 35-year-old man admitted to psychiatric care following death of elderly woman

A fatal altercation took place in a residential building in Memmingen, Bavaria. An 88-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries. A 35-year-old man was arrested and transferred to a psychiatric clinic.

Memmingen: 35-year-old man admitted to psychiatric care following death of elderly woman

Memmingen: 35-year-old man admitted to psychiatric care following death of elderly woman

In Memmingen, Bavaria, an 88-year-old woman was fatally injured in an incident at a residential building. Police officers arrested a 35-year-old German man on Sunday, as reported by the Stern.

An investigation has been opened against the suspect on suspicion of manslaughter. A judge at the local district court subsequently ordered the provisional admission of the man to a psychiatric clinic. The 35-year-old was previously not known to investigators as an offender.

Several tenants of the building had called emergency services. The exact circumstances leading to the elderly woman's death remain unclear at present. The background to the incident is being further investigated by police.

Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)

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