The body of a young woman is found in Hamm. The victim of violence is only sparsely dressed. A man is arrested – and released a little later.
Hamm – After the body of a young woman was found in Hamm, a 27-year-old was released after a brief arrest. The suspicion against the man has not yet been substantiated, the police and public prosecutor announced on Monday evening.
The 25-year-old was found dead on Sunday and only scantily clad in a green area.
“Violent death”
The autopsy pointed to a “violent death”, as a spokesman announced on Monday. The spokesman did not provide any further information on the cause of death.
The investigators had confirmed the arrest of the 27-year-old on Monday. “Bild.de” had reported about it first. The public prosecutor’s office had already announced that it would be decided that evening whether the man would be brought before a judge. The spokesman for the authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia did not comment on the suspect. A homicide squad started its work.
On Monday, divers searched a small lake at the crime scene for hours. In the afternoon it was said that the divers had left. They would not have found anything. The investigators had hoped to come across further evidence with the action.
Passers-by had discovered the body
According to the “Bild” report, the woman was said to have been abused before she died. Your body also has stab wounds. The divers should therefore look for a possible murder weapon. The public prosecutor initially did not comment on this.
On Monday, soft toys, candles and sunflowers were parked for the victim at the small lake at the Higher Regional Court. A passer-by had discovered the partially unclothed woman’s corpse in the green area there early on Sunday morning. dpa
