Munich - Arrows were found in the bodies of three people found
dead in the southern German city of Passau on Saturday, police
confirmed.
Employees found the bodies of a 53-year-old man and two women aged 30
and 33 in a room in a guest house alongside two crossbows. The group
had rented the room on Friday.
They arrived late Friday evening in a white pickup truck, the news
portal merkur.de reported.
All of them are German nationals, according to police.
The 53-year-old man and the 33-year-old woman were from
Rhineland-Palatinate state in south-central Germany while the
30-year-old was from Mecklenburg West Pomerania in north-eastern
Germany.
Prosecutors have ordered a post-mortem, police said Sunday. The
post-mortem is to be carried out early in the week. Officials hope
this will shed light on the cause of death.
There is no evidence so far that anyone else was involved in the
killings, and the relationship between the deceased is still unclear.
Police have seized the crossbows as evidence.
According to the German Shooting Sport and Archery Federation, there
are no restrictions on anyone over the age of 18 acquiring a crossbow
in Germany.