100-year-old German grandmother is beheaded by axe-wielding grandson who was ‘the black sheep of the family’
- Artur B., 37, is the prime suspect for the murder of Amalie G.
- The murder investigators have not yet determined a motive for the crime
In the shocking case of 100-year-old Amalie G., who police suspect was killed by her ‘black sheep’ grandson on Monday morning in Hamburg, the chief public prosecutor has revealed grisly details of the killing.
German newspaper BILD learned that police believe she was decapitated her with an axe, with 37-year-old Artur B. the prime suspect.
Chief Public Prosecutor Liddy Oechtering told BILD: ‘According to the preliminary autopsy result, it can be assumed that a cervical cord severing caused by sharp and blunt force was the cause of death. The suspected crime is an axe found at the crime scene.’
During a reconstruction in the autopsy, coroners found that one of the blows with the axe was carried out from behind the cervical cord, an area of the spinal cord.
A judge issued an arrest warrant against Artur B. for manslaughter late on Tuesday afternoon.
Axe (stock image). Police believe that 100-year-old Amalie G. was decapitated her with an axe, with 37-year-old Artur B. the prime suspect
Chief Public Prosecutor Oechtering said: ‘The accused did not give any information to the magistrate.’
The murder investigators have not yet determined a motive for the crime.
A neighbours of the murdered centenarian told Bild: ‘We actually had good contact before her death. Amalie told me that her grandson had already broken into the apartment through the balcony and wanted to steal her money.’
According to information obtained by BILD, he also knew that his grandmother had saved up a small fortune.
Neighbours told the newspaper that arguments between the two were sometimes so loud enough to be overheard.
The neighbour said: ‘The grandson regularly came to his grandmother’s apartment and looked after her. But there were arguments anyway.’
A relative of the suspect told BILD: ‘Artur is the black sheep of the family. Although he had jobs in the past, he worked as a chemical worker.
‘But most of the time he was unemployed and he constantly lacked the money. Family members kept their distance from him.’
Relatives of Artur B. and Amalie G. consider it possible that a dispute over money escalated the situation on the night of the killing.
When asked by BILD, the public prosecutor said that Artur B., who was in custody, had no criminal record.
According to information available to the Hamburger Abendblatt daily newspaper, the man was only known to the police for minor crimes and none of these were acts of violence.
