Overview
- A 58-year-old woman was found dead on February 24 in Osterode after a witness called emergency services and a doctor confirmed her death.
- An autopsy determined she died a violent death, with further details withheld for investigative reasons.
- Police identified her 54-year-old younger brother, who lived in the same house, as strongly suspected of the killing.
- The suspect was arrested, and a judge ordered pretrial detention on suspicion of manslaughter.
- The Göttingen police established a homicide commission that is conducting interviews and working to reconstruct the possible sequence of events.