Overview
- The 56-year-old, found near Alte Gaesdoncker Straße on Wednesday, suffered severe cut and stab wounds and was rushed to a hospital.
- At first, police treated the case as a knife attack, sent emergency crews to the edge of Goch's center, and set up a homicide unit.
- Polizei Kleve confirmed late Wednesday that the wounds appeared self-inflicted and said the man was no longer in life-threatening condition.
- Neighbors described tense scenes, saying the man collapsed in a driveway and shouted “Mord, Mord” in the street.
- Police say the homicide unit continues to review evidence as a standard step when suspected violence is reported and the cause needs to be verified.