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Mühlheim Father Held in Pretrial Custody on Suspicion of Attempted Homicide of Infant

Investigators cite medical findings indicating violent trauma to support an attempted homicide probe.

Overview

  • Police arrested the 35-year-old at his Mühlheim apartment on Wednesday after inquiries increasingly focused on him.
  • A judge at the Offenbach district court issued an arrest warrant and ordered preventive detention at the request of prosecutors.
  • The few-months-old child was flown to hospital by rescue helicopter last Thursday and remains in intensive care, according to police.
  • Doctors documented substantial injuries that authorities say are consistent with physical violence.
  • Darmstadt prosecutors and the South-East Hesse police are leading the developing investigation, which has not disclosed background or motive.