Berlin homicide squad seeks witnesses after woman found dead in Prenzlauer Berg park

Discovery near the Zeiss Planetarium

A pedestrian walking through the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin discovered the body of a woman in bushes on Friday morning. The discovery occurred in a public green space located near the Zeiss-Großplanetarium. Following the initial call, officers from the Berlin police and representatives from the public prosecutor's office secured the area to conduct crime scene forensics. Early examinations at the site indicated that the woman had died as a result of external violence, leading investigators to initiate a homicide investigation.

Forensic specialists determined that the body had remained concealed in the undergrowth for some time before the pedestrian noticed it. The Berlin police and the public prosecutor's office released initial findings regarding the condition of the site.

Initial examinations of the body, which must have been lying there for some time, point to a homicide.

Victim details and clothing description

The public prosecutor's office confirmed that the deceased is a 46-year-old woman whose identity has been formally established by authorities. While the victim's identity is known to investigators, the background of the incident and the identity of any perpetrator remain unresolved. To aid the search for potential witnesses, law enforcement issued a detailed physical description of the woman based on the condition in which she was found.

The woman was described as approximately 1.70 meters tall with a slender build. At the time of her discovery in the green area, she was wearing a brown sweat jacket, a brown T-shirt, and striped short fabric trousers. Detectives are seeking to reconstruct her schedule and establish her movements prior to her death in the park vicinity.

Public witness appeal by the homicide division

The investigation has been assigned to the 4th Homicide Squad of the Berlin State Criminal Police Office, known as the Landeskriminalamt. On Sunday, investigators distributed a photograph of the 46-year-old victim to news outlets and the public, asking anyone who visited the park near the planetarium to come forward. Detectives issued three specific questions to help pinpoint the woman's final movements and interactions.

Who saw the woman alone or accompanied in the area of the green space? Who can provide information on the deceased's last known location? Who can provide other relevant information for the investigation?

Submission of information and next investigative steps

The Landeskriminalamt requested that anyone who noticed suspicious activity in the park or has information about the case reach out to the 4th Homicide Squad. Witnesses can submit details by telephone at 030 4664 911444 or by email at LKA114-hinweis@polizei.berlin.de. Law enforcement officials noted that outside regular office hours, reports can be delivered in person to any Berlin police station or submitted digitally through the department's online reporting portal. The investigation into the motives and perpetrators continues as forensic testing proceeds.