A man is said to have killed his mother in Heilbronn with a knife and seriously injured his brother. The crime had occurred early in the morning on Easter Sunday, police Heilbronn reported.

The officials were called to the house over disputes - and found there the killed, 50-year-old mother and the 26-year-old brother. The 25-year-old alleged perpetrator was reportedly a few minutes later to the nearby police headquarters. He was provisionally arrested and made a confession, according to the police. "He obviously wanted to kill his mother and brother," it said. For the motive, the police initially did not provide any information.

The suspect was presented in the afternoon to a magistrate at the district court Heilbronn. An arrest warrant for murder and attempted murder was issued and the man was taken to a correctional facility. The brother of the alleged perpetrator is now out of danger.