Violent crime Woman and couple killed in the canton of Solothurn - man turns himself in
A woman and a married couple of retirement age were the victims of a violent crime in the canton of Solothurn on Tuesday. The alleged perpetrator turned himself in to the police. According to the police, he is a 41-year-old Swiss national.
18.06.2025, 08:36
18.06.2025, 09:26
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The woman was found dead in an apartment in Egerkingen in the Olten region at around 2.30 p.m., according to the Solothurn cantonal police on Wednesday. The circumstances indicated a violent crime. Several patrols from the cantonal police were immediately deployed.
A short time later, a man handed himself in at the police station in Egerkingen. The cantonal police arrested the suspected perpetrator without resistance.
On the basis of the Swiss man's statements, other emergency services found a dead couple of retirement age in their home in the neighboring village of Hägendorf at around 3.15 pm.
Alleged perpetrator and victim knew each other
According to the police, the people involved in the violent crime knew each other. The cantonal police and the public prosecutor's office began an extensive investigation.
In addition to securing evidence, the circumstances of the crime, the course of events and the motive need to be clarified, they said. The police did not provide any further information for the time being, citing the ongoing investigations and the privacy of those involved and their relatives.
Numerous members of the cantonal police force, the public prosecutor's office, forensics and forensic medicine staff, a medical officer, the rescue service, morticians, the Hägendorf fire department, a care team and other authorities were deployed.
