Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Autopsies on 5 brothers found slain in Germany point to suffocation

Autopsy results point to suffocation as the likely cause of death for five brothers believed to have been slain by their mentally disturbed mother, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Autopsy results indicated the boys had been given sleeping pills and then suffocated, said Uwe Wick, a prosecutor in the northern port city of Kiel. Their 31-year-old mother, who has not been identified, is suspected of killing them, he said.

"We have charged her with five counts of murder, but in an instance of complete lack of full mental capacities," Wick said, meaning that she could not be held responsible for her actions.

He said the woman has been committed …

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