Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Because he is said to have killed an 89-year-old and set her apartment on fire, a 36-year-old man has been charged with murder. The public prosecutor accuses the man of tying up the woman in her apartment in Stuttgart at the beginning of January, killing her by affecting her neck and later setting fire to two places, as the authority announced on Wednesday. According to a spokesman for the authorities, the investigators have not yet been able to determine a motive. The suspect and the woman knew each other.
According to the information, the district court in Stuttgart will now decide whether there will be a trial against the man with Ethiopian nationality after the charges have been brought. In addition, an expert should check whether the man could be partially guilty. There are "evidences" for this, said a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office. He did not give details, the result of an expert opinion is still pending. The 36-year-old has been in custody since the end of January.
The woman was found lying in her bed in her smoky apartment. The emergency doctor could only determine death. Investigators initially ruled out arson. The traces later pointed to a crime.
