Police and the public prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday ( November 10) that a young woman was found dead in her flat in Warendorf. An autopsy has already been carried out on the body. The result: The 21-year-old woman was the victim of a violent crime. Late in the afternoon, heavily armed police forces searched a refugee accommodation in Ennigerloh in connection with the crime. The woman’s mobile phone, wallet and sweatshirt were discovered at a viewing platform.
According to investigations so far, the young woman did not show up at work on Wednesday, November 9. Her colleagues were worried. They tried to reach the 21-year-old by phone – without success. The colleagues then went to the young woman’s flat in Grabbehofe Street.
On the spot, they made a gruesome discovery: at 10.53 a.m. they found their work colleague lifeless in the flat. According to the police and the public prosecutor’s office, “the situation in which she was found already indicated that she might not have died of natural causes”.
In order to clarify the exact cause of death, the body of the 21-year-old was autopsied on Thursday morning. “The result confirmed the suspicion that it was a violent crime,” it continues. A homicide squad led by Frank Schneemann is working with the Münster police.
Late on Thursday afternoon, the police in Ennigerloh were in action in the area of the former Heidelberg cement power plant. According to senior public prosecutor Martin Botzenhardt, the task was to search for possible evidence.
Dogs were used to comb the green area of the quarry. Around 5 p.m., heavily armed forces of one hundred policemen entered the former office building of the cement power plant, which now serves as refugee accommodation. In the early evening, the police requested assistance from the fire brigade to carry out lighting measures.
On Friday morning, Frank Schneemann, head of the homicide squad, gave further information. The search in the area came about because investigations revealed that the woman’s mobile phone was logged to a cell tower in Ennigerloh. Late in the evening, the mobile phone, the wallet and a sweatshirt of the victim were found in the area of a viewing platform at the quarry pond on Wulfsbergstraße. The police are now analysing the traces and the mobile phone.
The police are asking witnesses who can provide relevant information to contact them by calling 0251 275-0. Especially if anyone saw anything suspicious in the area of the quarry.