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After the murder of four residents of a disabled facility in Potsdam, the public prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant for manslaughter.
"There are no signs of murder," said the spokeswoman for the Potsdam public prosecutor's office, Hanna Urban, to the AFP news agency on Thursday.
The suspected 51-year-old employee of the Oberlinhaus should be brought before the judge on Thursday afternoon.
According to WELT information, however, there is currently no arrest warrant, only an application for arrest.
The district, but also the diaconal institution affected, is in shock.
It was such a great shock, "that has already knocked our legs off," said the theological director of the Oberlinhaus, Matthias Fichtmüller on Thursday.
During the pandemic, there was not a single corona case in the affected house.
Now everyone should “keep working” and be there for the people.
"We can't even concentrate on mourning yet."
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In the evening a memorial service was to take place in the Oberlinkirche.
A woman was seriously injured in the act of violence on Wednesday evening.
She was found in the facility, as were the four dead.
The scene of the crime was the Thusnelda von Saldern house.
It is part of the Oberlinhaus complex in Potsdam-Babelsberg, a residence for adults with multiple severe disabilities.
Some of the victims had lived there since childhood
What exactly happened to the five people was still unclear several hours after the gruesome find.
According to information from WELT, the murder weapon was a knife, and the police themselves spoke of “severe, external use of force”.
The suspect is a 51-year-old employee of the house, all of her victims were treated in the facility.
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According to the operator, the four fatalities were long-term residents of the diaconal facility.
Two of them had lived there since childhood, said Tina Mäueler, Head of Living in Oberlin Lebenswelten.
The dead and the seriously injured were found in different rooms, according to the police.
The police were at the scene shortly before 9 p.m.
Forensic technicians secured tracks in the night.
An emergency chaplain was also on site.
Prime Minister Woidke is dismayed
The motives of the alleged perpetrator are currently still completely open.
But one thing is clear: the case is currently the top priority for the Potsdam investigators.
According to WELT information, only those people who are specifically involved with the case have access to files and investigation results.
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Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke was dismayed.
“Terrible news.
I'm shocked, "said the SPD politician on Thursday, according to government spokesman Florian Engels.
"My thoughts are with the victims and my condolences go to the relatives."
On the private broadcaster BB Radio, he spoke of a horrific and terrible act.
"It is a difficult day for Brandenburg." In the evening he will also take part in the planned memorial service in the Oberlinkirche, the Prime Minister continued.
Police and prosecutors announced early Thursday morning that the 51-year-old employee, who was an urgent suspect, had been arrested.
It is not yet publicly known what function the suspect 51-year-old employee actually held.
According to "Spiegel", she was a nursing assistant in the facility, but this has not yet been officially confirmed.
According to WELT information, the woman herself lived on the clinic premises, where she was later arrested.
In addition to a clinic, the complex includes daycare centers and schools, workplaces and living areas for people with disabilities and advice centers.