Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - A 56-year-old man first killed his 42-year-old wife and then himself in Dortmund. According to the public prosecutor's office and the Dortmund police, the man called the police to his apartment early on Saturday morning and asked for help. The officers were allowed into the house by the man. When the police were in the stairwell, the man jumped out of a window and died on the spot.
Officers found the woman in the home with serious injuries. She reportedly later died in hospital. It was not immediately known how the wife suffered the serious injuries. According to initial investigations by a homicide commission, the 56-year-old has suffered from mental problems in recent months.
