A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his 20-year-old roommate in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, a town in the Groß-Gerau district of western Germany, authorities said. The suspect was detained at the scene and is expected to be brought before a judge on Sunday.
Police were alerted around 6:25 p.m. on Saturday after an employee, unable to communicate in German, asked his employer to call authorities. Officers arriving at the apartment found the employee alongside the victim's lifeless body. The Darmstadt public prosecutor's office and Südhessen police are treating the death as a violent crime.
An autopsy ordered by prosecutors is scheduled for Sunday to determine the exact cause of death. Investigators believe the victim died violently, though specific details of the incident have not been disclosed.