A resident of Germany killed his wife and three children over a fake vaccination certificate

The tragedy in Germany took the lives of three children, their father and mother.  As the investigation suggests, a 40-year-old resident of Königs-Wusterhausen named David killed his wife and three children from a firearm, after which he committed suicide.  The motive could have been a fake vaccination certificate that David acquired for his wife.

The exact time of the tragedy has yet to be clarified by the German law enforcement officials.  The family, according to Der Tagesspiegel, was in quarantine.  On December 4, the bodies of spouses and children (4, 8 and 10 years old) were found by neighbors.  A small town of 40 thousand inhabitants, located not far from Berlin, where ‘everyone knows everyone’, was literally dumbfounded by what had happened.

Neighbors interviewed by the police said that the deceased family was very friendly, no quarrels or scandals were noticed either.

The reasons for the murder are called the remorse of the father of the family and the fear that the children may be taken away from their parents.

 According to the City Attorney Gernot Buntleon, a suicide note was found in the house.  The alleged killer left it at the scene of the crime.  It said that his wife had bought a vaccination certificate, which the wife's employer learned about.  The couple were very much afraid that if they were arrested, the children might be separated from their parents.

Experts note that the spouses were not in danger of real arrest, detention or removal of children from the family.  Most likely, a married couple could only be fined.  The fact is that until recently, the falsification of certificates of vaccination against COVID-19 was not a punishable act in Germany.

However, the legislation in this area has been tightened recently and those, who are engaged in forgery or sale of such documents,  can be imprisoned for a term of several months to 5 years.

The rise in the number of people infected in Germany continues, and the authorities have recently imposed new bans on persons having no certificates from visiting public places (with the exception of pharmacies and grocery stores).

The investigation into the murder of a family from Brandenburg is ongoing.  The law enforcement agencies reported that a firearm was found at the scene of the tragedy, but none of the family members had the right to carry it.