Three dead in the Westerwald: presumed murderer not caught

Five days after the discovery of a killed family of three in Weitefeld in the Westerwald, the police are still looking for the suspect man from the neighboring village. In the meantime, more than 240 information has been received, the police said in the middle of the week. The residents in the 2300-inhabitant town mourn the 47-year-old man, the 44-year-old woman and the 16-year-old young people on Wednesday evening.

A 61-year-old from a neighboring town is under urgent suspicion of crime. However, the police said that the many indications are not yet a concrete trace. According to its own statement, the public prosecutor’s office Koblenz has obtained an arrest warrant for suspicion of the triple murder against the man. « The suspect is still on the run, » she said.

Triple murder in the Westerwald: suspect is probably dangerous and violent

There are currently no specific indications of a danger to the population. But it is assumed that the suspect is dangerous and violent. The first suspicion was confirmed to the cause of the death of the three victims: they died of shot and stab injuries according to the preliminary results of the forensic medical examination. This was announced by the Koblenz public prosecutor. The couple were ultimately bled, the 16-year-old was killed by a fatal firing injury.

The police advise the population around Weitefeld to have a cell phone with them. In the event of clues, people should quickly communicate the police so that the officials could also pursue the clues quickly. The officials also do not assume one or more accidents.

Search for suspected triple murderer: Sek stormed house in Elkenroth

On Thursday, the police were looking for a forest area towards Elkenroth, a neighboring town of Weitefeld, as a spokeswoman confirmed. Forces were also in use at the House of the alleged perpetrator. However, the public prosecutor emphasized: « We do not provide any information about possible residence with regard to ongoing investigations. » Already on Tuesday, the SEK had stormed the house in Elkenroth in which the suspect lives. That reported the SWR. In the empty estate there was no trace of the man, the police said.

A neighbor of the 61-year-old man could have given the investigators a decisive hint. « He said he was a lone fighter in his homeland in Kazakhstan and knew how to survive for weeks in the forest. I said on the police’s notice phone that they were supposed to search in the forest, » the woman is from Picture cited.

In particular, the analysis of the forensic trace at the scene led to the urgent suspicion of the 61-year-old, after which the police also search for a photo. In which Ratio of the men to the three victims Stand is still open. For a public search, the public prosecutor described the alleged perpetrator Alexander Meisner as 1.74 meters tall and 74 kilograms – with brown hair and blue -gray eyes. He has scars on the right upper arm, left forearm and on an eyebrow. He has a tattoo on the back of the hand: « Katja » in Russian spelling.

Alexander Meisner already convicted of manslaughter

The suspect Alexander Meisner is no stranger to the judiciary. Like the chief prosecutor in Koblenz, Mario Mannweiler, the SWR Confirmed on Tuesday, he was sentenced to a prison for several years in 2011 – because of the attempted manslaughter on his wife at the time. He also largely served the imprisonment. At the time, the responsible district court of Koblenz then granted a suspended sentence for the last third of the punishment. The man survived this probation period, said Mannweiler.

According to the public prosecutor, a conviction for threats against his wife at the time followed in 2018. The Betzdorf district court then sentenced him to a sentence of six months.

The police now suspect that Alexander M. still saw Alexander M. at the crime scene. When the officials arrived at the scene on Sunday at 3.45 a.m., a person, probably a man, fled from the crime scene. The police were previously informed with an emergency call. In the meantime it is clear that the woman herself dropped the call for help, Before she died. She called screaming, said the police. (with dpa)