Baden-Württemberg: suspected attempted murder: woman seriously injured

Pforzheim (dpa / lsw) - A 63-year-old woman was attacked in her Pforzheim apartment and seriously injured.

Baden-Württemberg: suspected attempted murder: woman seriously injured

Pforzheim (dpa / lsw) - A 63-year-old woman was attacked in her Pforzheim apartment and seriously injured. A suspect was arrested on Saturday night in front of the apartment, the public prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe and the police headquarters in Pforzheim announced on Saturday evening. The 37-year-old is currently in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.

The man, who according to initial findings was a family member of the woman, had alerted the police himself and had not resisted his arrest, it said. So far he has not provided any information.

According to the investigations so far, the woman is said to have been attacked by the man around 2 a.m. in her apartment in the apartment building in downtown Pforzheim. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Investigations into the background to the crime are ongoing. For tactical reasons, the police did not give any further details about the attack, as the dpa asked. The suspect was brought before a magistrate on Saturday.