Did he plot the gruesome act while travelling 590 kilometres by car from Chemnitz to Heide?
Shock in the idyllic North Sea town: A separated wife (37) was executed in front of her son (13)!
In the middle of the street in Heide in the district of Dithmarschen, a man (54) killed his wife with a shot to the head at 2.22 pm on Monday afternoon.
The 37-year-old woman from Chemnitz was walking with her 13-year-old son on the pavement in Klaus-Groth-Straße in Heide when a Skoda suddenly stopped next to her, the passenger got out and abruptly shot at her.
The woman collapsed and lay lifeless on the pavement. The shooter got back into the car, but a short time later he was driven to the police station and turned himself in. He is the 54-year-old husband and father of the 13-year-old. The spouses were currently separated.
The family from Azerbaijan had been living in Chemnitz. After the separation, mother and son moved to Heide in September.
On Monday, the husband drove from Chemnitz to Heide in a car with an acquaintance, probably with the cruel intention of brutally murdering his wife.
An eyewitness immediately rushed to the victim who was lying on the ground and could hardly recognise her face. The pensioner said : “There was blood everywhere. I approached the woman, held her hand and told her that if she can understand me, she should press. She did not press.”
The woman was taken to the West Coast Hospital in Heide by an alarmed emergency doctor, where she died as a result of her severe injuries. The 13-year-old son suffered a shock and is currently still being treated in hospital. The Youth Welfare Office is involved and is clarifying the further care of the child.
A police spokeswoman confirmed to the newspaper BILD: “This was a relationship crime.”
After dropping the shooter off at the police station, the driver (33) drove off again. However, police officers were able to stop him and also took him to the police station for questioning.
The killer will be brought before the magistrate and is in custody. Homicide unit K1 from Itzehoe is investigating the husband. The murder weapon was seized.