Advertisement

81-year-old landlord admits shooting tenant and her boyfriend

Author thumbnail
81-year-old landlord admits shooting tenant and her boyfriend
Photo: DPA

An 81-year-old landlord has been arrested after admitting shooting dead his tenant and her boyfriend - in front of her two young children. The motive may have been a dispute about the rent.

Advertisement

The double killing took place late on Friday night in the town of Völkingen in the southern German state of Saarland. The nine- and 10-year-old sons of the woman are said to have witnessed the shootings. They ran for help to their neighbours, who called the police.

Upon his arrest the man admitted immediately that he had shot the 49-year-old woman and her boyfriend, police said. Officers found a shotgun in his apartment, which is upstairs in the same building.

The exact motive is unclear but a police spokesperson said that long-standing quarrels about the rent between the landlord and his tenant may have been behind the incident.

The authorities are now seeking the children’s father who is thought to live in France.

DAPD/DPA/smd

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also