Berlin – Horrible discovery in the Berlin district of Marzahn: At around 5.30 p.m. on Sunday, a house on Merseburger Strasse in Berlin a dead woman was discovered. Her lifeless body was said to have been lying in a pool of blood in the basement of the house.
Forensic officers at the crime scene
Foto: Spreepicture
According to initial findings, it is assumed that a criminal offense has been committed, which is why a homicide squad has taken over the investigation.
As BILD learned from police circles, the dead woman is said to be a teenager.
Backgrounds are part of the investigation
Investigators from the State Criminal Police Office were on site with experts from the Criminal Investigation Institute and secured initial evidence.
A police officer secures the crime scene in the Marzahn district
Foto: Spreepicture
The body was transported to the medical examiner’s office, where an autopsy will be performed on Monday morning to determine the cause of death.
The coroner’s investigation is intended to clarify whether a crime has been committed.
“There are indications that there was no third-party negligence,” a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office told the German Press Agency.
Read also
The background to the discovery of the body is currently being investigated. It is not yet known who found the young woman in the basement.