German police nab suspect in rash of attacks on elderly

German police said on Wednesday they had arrested a Serbian man accused of two murders and a series of other violent attacks against the elderly.

The suspect is accused of killing a 77-year-old woman in December and an 89-year-old woman in January in or near the southwestern city of Schwaebisch Hall.

Investigators also believe the same assailant is behind the armed mugging of an 83-year-old man last month and possibly a further killing in 2020.

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“We were able to arrest a 31-year-old Serbian citizen yesterday morning,” regional police chief Reiner Moeller said, adding that any motive was still unclear.

“He has declined to answer questions about the crimes.”

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The suspect told investigators that he only arrived in Germany in December, with his family, prosecutor Harald Lustig told a news conference.

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