Woman and child dead – suspect in custody
Homicide in Emmen
Public prosecutor’s office applied for in the suspicion
In an apartment in Emmenbrücke, the police found a woman and a child dead. The public prosecutor has requested custody for a suspect man (35).
Domification in Emmen: Prosecutor’s office applied for custody for suspects
The police found a woman and a child dead in an apartment in Emmenbrücke on Saturday morning. On Monday morning, the canton of Lucerne’s public prosecutor announced that the investigation authorities assume that this was a 40-year-old Swiss and her eight-year-old daughter.
The formal identification is still pending, the prosecutor continues. At the Institute of forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich, autopsy to clarify the causes of death are carried out. The public prosecutor has applied for custody for a 35-year-old, suspect man from Romania. The presumption of innocence applies to him.
«Investigations are underway at different levels. On the one hand, the suspect is interviewed. On the other hand, it is important to clarify what and how the people died, »says Simon Kopp, spokesman for the public prosecutor. The public prosecutor cannot currently do any further information due to the ongoing investigation. (rem)
The emergency services were on site in Emmen with a large contingent.
