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Breuna / Kassel (dpa / lhe) - A 76-year-old man who is said to have killed his wife in the northern Hessian town of Breuna (Kassel district) is in custody.

As the police announced on Thursday, a judge had ordered the custody on Wednesday afternoon.

The 76-year-old is therefore suspected of being responsible for the violent death of his wife.

According to the information, the man has not yet commented on the allegations.

His 73-year-old wife was found dead in her home on Wednesday morning.

The police assume that the 76-year-old killed the woman using blunt force.

The exact cause of death should now clarify an autopsy scheduled for Thursday.

The suspect husband was arrested on Wednesday.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210128-99-204788 / 2

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