The bodies of a woman and a small child were found on the Weißen See in Berlin-Pankow on Monday afternoon. A police spokeswoman confirmed this to Tagesspiegel in the evening when asked. The “Berliner Morgenpost” reported first.
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According to the condition of the bodies, they would have been in the water for a long time, said the spokeswoman. So far there are no indications of homicide. However, the fifth homicide commission of the State Criminal Police Station took over the case for the time being, they are now investigating the identity of the corpses and the circumstances of death.
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It is conceivable to the police that it could be a prolonged suicide, so the woman killed herself and the child. According to the spokeswoman, passers-by discovered the bodies around 4:30 pm.
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