Police investigating a double murder in Kadłub village have detained a 17-year-old suspect who lived with the victims.
Double Murder Discovered
Between Wednesday night and Thursday night (February 25-26), police received a report that in one house in the village of Kadłub (Strzelce Opolskie municipality) there might be the bodies of two people. The doors in the building were locked, they had to be forced open. At the scene, it turned out that a double murder had indeed occurred.
Victims Identified
In the house where the crime was committed, four people lived: an elderly woman, her granddaughter with a 38-year-old partner, and a 17-year-old great-grandson. The victims are, according to unofficial information, the senior woman and the 38-year-old man, the teenager’s stepfather.
Investigation Details
Stanisław Bar, spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Opole, told “Gazeta Wyborcza” that numerous stab and slash wounds were found on the bodies. It is not excluded that an axe was used to kill these people, but it could also have been a knife. Investigative proceedings are underway to determine who is the murderer.
Suspect Apprehended
The local portal nto.pl reported that police were looking for a 17-year-old who lived in the same house as the victims. He did not show up at school or at work practice. On February 13, police announced that the teenager was detained in the Krapkowice district. He did not have any dangerous tools with him and did not resist. The 17-year-old will be interrogated at the District Prosecutor’s Office in Strzelce Opolskie. Everything indicates that he may face charges. The findings from the autopsy will be key for the prosecution.
