A 54-year-old man has been remanded in investigative custody in Rosenheim, Bavaria. He is suspected of killing his 89-year-old mother. The incident occurred on Friday, and the man himself called the police. Officers found the woman dead in bed in her apartment. The man is reported to have confessed to the act before the arriving services. An investigation is underway into the exact circumstances of the incident.

Arrest of the suspected son

A 54-year-old man was detained and remanded in investigative custody on suspicion of murdering his mother. A court issued an arrest warrant.

Victim found in apartment

The body of an 89-year-old woman was discovered by police in her bed in an apartment in Rosenheim following a call from her son.

Self-initiated police call

The suspected son himself called the police and is then reported to have confessed to officers that he killed his mother.

Ongoing investigation

Police and the prosecutor's office are conducting an investigation to clarify the exact motives and circumstances of this tragedy.

In Rosenheim, Bavaria, a 54-year-old man was remanded in investigative custody after he himself called the police on Friday and confessed to killing his 89-year-old mother. Officers who arrived at the scene found the woman dead in her bed in the apartment. A court issued an arrest warrant on suspicion of murder. The incident likely occurred on Friday, February 20, according to reports from German media. The problem of domestic violence against the elderly, referred to as elder abuse, has been a growing focus for law enforcement and social services in Germany since the 1990s, alongside the aging of society. Based on current information from three German press sources, this incident is a separate case. A previous summary erroneously linked it to other, unrelated cases of elderly women's deaths in Germany that occurred at different times and in different states. Current reports focus solely on the tragedy in Rosenheim. 89 lat — the age of the victim, the oldest among those described in recent reports The prosecutor's office and police are conducting an investigation to determine the full circumstances and possible motives. The victim's son remains in custody. The case raises questions in Germany about the safety of the elderly at home and mechanisms for early detection of domestic violence.

Mentioned People

  • 54-letni mężczyzna — victim's son, suspected of murdering his mother, remanded in custody
  • 89-letnia kobieta — murder victim, mother of the suspect