Five dead children found in an apartment: the mother is a suspect

Five dead children have been found in the West German city of Solingen. The police of Wuppertal (North Rhine-Westphalia) confirmed this Thursday to the German press agency.

The suspect is the 27-year-old mother. She is said to have hit the tracks after the crime at Düsseldorf central station, but survived injured. The responsible police in Wuppertal did not initially confirm this on Thursday. Previously reported «Bild.de».

The bodies were discovered in an apartment in an apartment building in Solingen. According to information from dpa, the grandmother had informed the police shortly before 2 pm In the afternoon, numerous policemen and ambulances could be seen in front of the house. The crime scene was extensively cordoned off.

There is no information yet on the cause of death.

According to initial findings, the dead children are all under the age of 14, said a local police spokesman, possibly under the age of 10. According to “Bild.de” the children were 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8 years old. Police said information on the cause of death could not yet be released.

The suspected mother is said to have driven with another child to Düsseldorf Central Station, where she headed for the S-Bahn line 1 tracks at 1:47 p.m. According to a fire department spokesperson, the woman was recovered between two track beds and taken to hospital injured.

Solingen is located in Bergisches Land, about 35 kilometers south-east of Düsseldorf. The city of 160,000 inhabitants is known internationally for its knife industry (knives and scissors).