Couple Tortures Woman to Death and Dismembers Another in Hoexter, Germany

Crime scene investigation unit at the house of a murder suspect couple in Hoexter, Germany

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BERLIN (AP) — A couple in custody for allegedly holding a woman captive for nearly two months and abusing her so badly that she died are believed also to have killed and dismembered a second woman, German authorities said Tuesday.

The suspects are a 46-year-old man and his 47-year-old ex-wife, who still lives with him. Their names haven’t been released because of German privacy laws.

The two have been under investigation since April 21, when they called an ambulance after their car broke down and rescuers found a woman inside suffering from head injuries and other abuse. The victim, identified only as a 41-year-old from Lower Saxony state, died shortly afterward in a hospital and doctors alerted authorities to the signs of abuse.