Authorities in Germany are investigating the death of a 35-year-old woman who died following an unsupervised visit with her husband at Burg Prison, located in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
According to prosecutors, the woman was allegedly killed by her 37-year-old husband during their time together in one of the facility’s designated long-term visitor rooms, areas designed to offer inmates and their loved ones private, unsupervised interactions.
“In an effort to foster privacy for inmates and their families, visits in these spaces are not surveilled or supervised,” prosecutors noted.
The tragic incident unfolded earlier this week and has prompted public prosecutors in Stendal to file charges against the man on suspicion of manslaughter.
To establish the exact circumstances surrounding the woman’s death, an autopsy has been scheduled for Friday, with findings expected to be released early next week.
The Stendal police department has assumed responsibility for the investigation.
Burg Prison, which began operations in 2009, is the largest correctional facility in Saxony-Anhalt.
Operating under a public-private partnership, the high-security institution can accommodate up to 650 male inmates and is considered one of Germany’s most modern prisons.
