Elderly individual fatally wounded in Worms-Weinsheim township
In Worms-Weinsheim, a 36-year-old man from the town was arrested on September 7th, 2025, in connection with a homicide case that took place between August 30th and 31st, 2025. The victim was a 73-year-old woman, whose lifeless body was discovered in her house on the afternoon of August 31st.
The Mainz Criminal Police are investigating the case, and an autopsy on September 2nd confirmed signs of violence. The crime has been treated as a homicide, and the suspect appeared before the investigating judge on the day of his arrest.
The suspect was personally known to the victim, but as of yet, no statements have been made by the suspect regarding the crime. No further suspects or details about the method of violence have been disclosed.
A special commission called "Matrona" has been established to solve the case. The Criminal Police in Mainz are appealing to the public for help, asking for information about suspicious persons or vehicles in the Lilienweg area in Worms-Weinsheim between August 30th and 31st, 2025.
On August 30th and 31st, 2025, a resident in the Lilienweg area was asked to provide information about a suspicious person connected to the later arrested 36-year-old suspect. However, no specific individual witness is publicly identified as having observed the suspect in that timeframe.
The court issued an arrest warrant for suspicion of manslaughter and theft. The arrest of the suspect took place on September 7th, 2025. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Criminal Police in Mainz at 06131/65-33999.
