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Forensic experts arriving to secure evidences at a house in Hoexter, northwestern Germany, where a man and his ex-wife are suspected of having kidnapped, abused and killed 2 women.
Police in Germany fear there may be
more victims after arresting a couple over the torture and murder of two women they lured via dating sites.
A 46-year-old named only as Wilfried W due to strict German privacy laws, has denied wrongdoing but his ex-wife, 47-year-old Angelika B, is reported to have confessed to one charge of manslaughter, saying she had been under her ex-husband's spell at the time.
The couple were arrested after a 41-year-old woman, named as Susanne F, died from blunt trauma wounds to the head. Wilfried and Angelika had reportedly been driving the badly-injured woman home when their car broke down.
As they waited for a taxi, Susanna's condition deteriorated and she died in hospital, her injuries arousing suspicion .
"There was serious physical abuse - beating, being chained to a radiator, having to sleep on a cold floor," said prosecutor RalfMeyer.
The couple are also suspected of killing and dismembering a 33-year-old woman called Annika W, who responded to a lonely hearts ad and moved into the house in 2013. Annika died of her injuries on 1 August 2014. Meyer added that Angelika told investigators when Annika died she and Wilfriend "put the body in a freezer and later burnt the body parts in a fireplace."
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