German police arrested a Russian citizen in connection with the death of two Ukrainian citizens in the small southern German town of Murnau last night, reported DPA.
Two men from Ukraine were stabbed last night on the grounds of a shopping center in Murnau, Upper Bavaria.
A short time later, police arrested a man who is believed to be the immediate suspect. He is a 57-year-old Russian. At the moment, the police have no information on whether the three men knew each other, and the motive for the crime is still unclear.
"We are still at the very beginning of the investigation," said police spokesman Daniel Katz.
The crime took place around 5:15 p.m. local time outside a grocery store in the small town, the spokesman said. The perpetrator initially fled, but the 57-year-old suspect was quickly apprehended. The police found him at his home address near the scene of the crime.
According to the police, the victims are two Ukrainian citizens, aged 23 and 36, who live in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area. They died of stab wounds - the older of the two directly at the crime scene, and the younger a little later in hospital.
Prosecutors have applied for the 57-year-old man to be remanded in custody and he is expected to appear before a district court judge today.