Almost two years after the desecration of the grave of a Berlin police officer killed on duty, investigators have caught a suspect.
It was a 34-year-old homeless man, said a police spokeswoman, confirming a report by the “Tagesspiegel” (Saturday).
The policeman Uwe Lieschied was shot dead in March 2006 while pursuing pickpockets on Hasenheide.
His tombstone was damaged several times and smeared with a swastika, most recently in April 2020.
An arrest warrant for other offenses was executed against the suspect in a social home on Wednesday, the police spokeswoman said.
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When comparing DNA, there was a hit in connection with the grave desecration. Now it will be further investigated.
The suspect is not known for state security crimes, but for theft and other crimes.