Overview
- The victim was identified as Oleksii Khmarenko, a 45-year-old Ukrainian.
- His body was recovered Monday morning from the Havel near the Freybrücke in Berlin-Spandau.
- Police and the public prosecutor say they believe he was killed and have opened a homicide investigation.
- Authorities published his photo and appealed for tips, including reports of people or vehicles seen in the corridor from Altstadt Spandau to the Freybrücke on March 8–9 and that weekend.
- The case is being led by the 6th Homicide Commission of the Landeskriminalamt alongside the Berlin public prosecutor, which are receiving information from the public.