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In early summer 2019, there was a hostage-taking on the Döltschiweg in Zurich. A 60-year-old man kills two women and judges himself. The authorities have already concluded the investigation.
The police cordoned off the area on a large scale during the hostage-taking on the Döltschiweg in Zurich.
It was the end of May, in the middle of a quiet family neighborhood in the 3rd district of Zurich. In the early hours of the morning, a 60-year-old Swiss man entered an apartment on Döltschiweg that Friday. He held a 34-year-old Swiss woman and a 38-year-old Czech woman hostage for hours. Police are on the scene quickly, negotiating with the man. This immediately demands that the police withdraw; otherwise, he will shoot the hostages. He wanted to resolve the matter himself.
The police do what is asked of them, withdraw and remain in the background. The area will be cordoned off in a large area. At 8:30 am, the man said he would surrender in ten minutes. The emergency services do not intervene and give you the deadline. But then several shots are fired. The Scorpio police special unit is too late. The man first shot the two women and then judged himself.
The kidnapper acted alone
Now, almost a year and a half later, the Zurich Prosecutor has closed the process on the case. Extensive investigations had shown that it was a relationship crime. After a three-hour hostage-taking, the man shot the 38-year-old tenant, then his 34-year-old ex-girlfriend. The prosecutor goes on to write that the involvement of a third person in violent crime can be ruled out. The process had been suspended “as a consequence of the death of the accused.”
The use of the police is not mentioned in the communication. This was criticized after the bloody hostage-taking. Despite the large contingent and the presence of the Scorpio special unit, he could not avoid the act. Rather, emergency services gave the man the requested ten-minute period. But it was exactly at this moment that the shots were fired.
The police responded at the time that they had nevertheless acted correctly. Before the shot was fired, there were no signs of escalation; The man’s behavior was a clear sign of wait and see. According to the police, the storm of the Scorpio special unit would not have been proportionate and could have ended at least as dramatically.
The victim filed a complaint against ex-partners before the act
According to media reports, the kidnapper’s 34-year-old ex-partner had been living in the 38-year-old Czech’s apartment for a long time. In addition, it turned out that the man had already appeared on the radar of the authorities before the crime. In mid-April, a month and a half earlier, the future victim had filed a complaint with the Zurich city police against the ex-partner, according to “Blick.” It is said that she threatened, stalked and terrorized the woman for a long time. In addition, the man made statements that damaged his reputation, including to the victim’s boss.
After the complaint, the protection measures were verified but were again rejected, the prosecutor confirmed the report at the time. This is because the man’s ex-partner did not want such safety precautions. On questioning, the 60-year-old continued to confess and repented.
