German police find five dead from shooting and stabbing in Berlin
Police on Saturday found the bodies of two adults and three children in a residential building in a town south of Berlin, according to authorities. The bodies, which were discovered in a residential building in Koenigs Wusterhausen, had gunshot and stab wounds, Senior Public Prosecutor Gernot Bantleon told reporters.
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- Published Date: 07:12 | 04 December 2021
- Modified Date: 07:12 | 04 December 2021
German police found two adults and three children shot or stabbed to death in a family home in a town south of Berlin, they said on Saturday.
They were called to the house in a suburb of the town of Koenigs Wusterhausen after being alerted by witnesses who had seen lifeless bodies in the house, according to a statement from police and prosecutors.
They found two adults, both 40, and children aged four, eight and 10, dead from gunshot and stab wounds. Police said they had opened a murder investigation but gave no further details.
German media reported that all five had been in quarantine due to COVID-19.