Munich, July 23, (dpa/GNA) – Three bodies have been found in a run-down house in the Bavarian town of Zwiesel, in south-eastern Germany, after a suspect turned himself in and tipped off the police.
The 37-year-old Slovakian suspect had gone to the police in the Austrian city of Linz on Monday afternoon, saying he had killed three people. He was taken into custody and is due to be extradited to Germany, the police said.
Based on his account, the police found the bodies of a 22-year-old and a 56-year old at his residential address in Zwiesel, as well as a third corpse that has not yet been identified. The case is being treated as homicide, a police spokeswoman said.
The two identified victims, both German, lived in the same apartment building, although it was initially unclear whether they shared an apartment.
The relationship between those involved and the motive of the alleged perpetrator was also initially unclear. No information was available on the time or circumstances of the deaths.
“There is really still very little that can be said with certainty,” the police spokeswoman said.
The three bodies were found on Monday, based on the information the suspect gave the Linz police.
His extradition could take several weeks, with the process usually requiring a European Arrest Warrant, according to Horst MĂĽller from the nearby state prosecution in Deggendorf.
The house was cordoned off with police tape on Tuesday, and forensic teams were on site.
According to the Passauer Neue Presse, a local newspaper, the building in an otherwise quiet neighbourhood was known locally for its regular disturbances, including alcohol-fuelled disputes and altercations.
“The house is already known to us as a place where police or fire brigade operations occasionally take place because fire alarms go off, but not in the sense that something like this could have been foreseen or suspected,” said Mayor Karl-Heinz Eppinger.
“You only see this in crime shows,” he added.
GNA