He is suspected of murdering his wife in front of 10 children. A 59-year-old Tajik refugee beat his wife to death. At the time, their 10 children were in the same apartment. On Sunday, June 30, around 2 a.m., Berlin police were called to a residential building on Parkstrasse in the Tempelhof district of the […]
He is suspected of murdering his wife in front of 10 children.
A 59-year-old Tajik refugee beat his wife to death. At the time, their 10 children were in the same apartment.
On Sunday, June 30, around 2 a.m., Berlin police were called to a residential building on Parkstrasse in the Tempelhof district of the German capital.
According to investigators, a 45-year-old woman was found dead at the scene.
Her husband, a 59-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, was detained on suspicion of murder.
“The 45-year-old woman had serious head injuries, so based on the current facts, it is presumed to be a violent crime,” said a spokesperson for the Berlin police.
According to German media, the large family fled Tajikistan and had been living in Germany for several years. The murdered woman and the suspect had ten children aged from 1 to 24 years. Five minor children lived with their parents in the apartment on Parkstrasse in Berlin. The other five children had already reached adulthood and lived separately. However, at the time of the crime, the entire family had gathered together.
Child protection services took the minor children and their two pets to a safe place.
Neighbors report that due to the language barrier, they had little interaction with the family.
The 59-year-old citizen of Tajikistan accused of murdering his wife is unavailable for comment.
The Tajikistan Embassy in Germany has also not commented on the incident yet.
Azdа TV was unable to obtain details and motives for the murder.