Berlin (dpa) – Two men are being held in custody on suspicion of having murdered their sister in Berlin and transported her body in a suitcase by train to Bavaria where they buried her, prosecutors in the German capital said on Friday.
The men, aged 22 and 25, had apparently committed the crime «out of an offended sense of honour» as the lifestyle of their 34-year-old sister did not comply with their moral attitudes, the prosecutors said.
The family came to Germany from Afghanistan several years ago.
The woman’s body is belived to have been buried near Neuburg an der Donau some 450 kilometres to the south-west of Berlin.
Prosecutors applied for an arrest warrant as the men were under strong suspicion of having killed their sister on July 13, with the elder brother travelling up from Bavaria for the purpose.
The body is alleged to have been taken back to Bavaria the same day.
The sister, a mother of two children aged 9 and 13, was initially reported missing. Investigators soon found evidence of foul play, and the body of a woman was found on Thursday with Bavarian police assisting.
An autopsy has yet to be conducted and the identity of the body ascertained. The evidence available to police includes video material taken at a Berlin station, mobile phone data and statements from witnesses.
