Killing in Ortrand: Two dead and one seriously injured – Murder commission investigates

Investigation and evidence situation

Police provided no further details on the location and circumstances of the discovery. The question of whether the site of the discovery is an apartment, a house, or another location also remained initially unanswered. "Viele Fragen sind bislang offen", according to sources close to the investigation.

According to police, the deceased are a 57-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman. According to the spokesperson, identification and the forensic medical examination into the cause of death are still pending. Only afterward could reliable statements about the sequence of events be made.

Background: Ortrand in southern Brandenburg

Ortrand is a small town in southern Brandenburg in the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz. The region lies directly on the Saxon border, east of Dresden. Major criminal police operations have not become known beyond the region from the small town in recent years.

According to police, the murder commission is working with support from criminal investigation and forensics teams. In addition, it will be examined what relationship the deceased woman has to the seriously injured third person and whether she can be assigned to the already known circle of the deceased.

Witnesses who observed anything suspicious in the Ortrand area during the night leading into Friday are asked to contact police. In the morning, investigators secured evidence at the scene and questioned local residents.

Witness appeal and further procedure

As the responsible public prosecutor's office announced on Friday, it will be examined whether and when an arrest warrant will be applied for. According to police, no suspect has been publicly named so far. The investigators also declined to comment on a possible murder weapon.

The authorities asked that speculation be avoided while the investigation continues. Details on the cause of death, the exact location of the discovery, and the possible course of events would only be released after the forensic medical examinations and the evaluation of the evidence had been completed, it was said.