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At least 4 women survived abuse in couple’s German home

At least 4 women survived abuse in couple's German home | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 3, 2016 file photo of a police officer with a dog as they pass by a house outside Hoexter, western Germany. German police say they have identified at least four women who survived abuse in the home of a couple suspected of killing two other women. Police said Monday May 9, 2016 that they have contacted the survivors, including a woman from the Berlin area who told investigators she was imprisoned for about three months in the house near the western town of Hoexter. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP) GERMANY OUT AUSTRIA OUT SWITZERLAND OUT

BERLIN – German police say they have identified at least four women who survived abuse in the home of a couple suspected of killing two other women.

Police say they have contacted the survivors, including a woman from the Berlin area who told investigators she was imprisoned for about three months in the house near the western town of Hoexter.

Bielefeld police said in a statement Monday they have received 50 tips from the public about the case and there is information indicating more victims may exist.

A 46-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman are in custody after calling an ambulance April 21 for a woman with head injuries. She died shortly afterward in a hospital and doctors alerted authorities to the signs of abuse.

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