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Germany: 2 children found dead in apartment in Hockenheim
Roshni Majumdar
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Police authorities said the children were aged nine and seven, and a relative present at the scene of the crime had been arrested.
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Two children were found dead in an apartment in Hockenheim, a town in southwestern Germany, police said in a press statement on Sunday.
The victims were seven-year-old and nine-year-old, authorities said.
A 43-year-old woman was arrested at the scene of the crime and is being questioned on suspicion of homicide.
Police said she was a relative and a spokesman refused to say if she was the mother of the victims. No other details have been revealed.
Police turned to their backs in white coats at the scene of the crime, looking at the boot of a carPolice turned to their backs in white coats at the scene of the crime, looking at the boot of a car
Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of the childrenImage: Renée Priebe/PR-Video/dpa/picture alliance
The public prosecutor’s office and the criminal police office in the nearby Mannheim have launched an investigation into the deaths and ordered an autopsy.
Edited by: Darko Janjevic
