Hahn said his husband, Walter Biot, died Friday after falling from their apartment in the Ipanema neighborhood after a sudden illness. But police arrested him on suspicion of murder after their coroners found bloodstains in the flat and an autopsy on Biot’s body showed multiple injuries. Television images showed police taking Khan away in a squad car. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “The circumstances of death are obvious. We realized that there was a violent death from the marks of injury on various parts of the body,” police investigator Camila Lourenco told reporters. The foreign ministry in Berlin said its embassy in Brazil and the consulate in Rio de Janeiro were in close contact with Brazilian authorities investigating the case. He declined to provide further details due to ongoing investigations and to protect the privacy of individuals. According to Brazilian news portal G1, the couple had been together for 23 years. Biot was 52. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Additional reporting by Madeline Chambers in Berlin Reporting by Rodrigo Viga. Marcela Ayres writes. Editor: Lisa Shumaker Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


title: “German Consul In Brazil Arrested For Husband S Death " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-27” author: “Garrett Low”


A German diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, was arrested Saturday night in connection with the death of his Belgian husband, police said. Hahn said his husband, Walter Biot, died Friday after falling from their apartment in the Ipanema neighborhood after a sudden illness. But police arrested him on suspicion of murder after their coroners found bloodstains in the flat and an autopsy on Biot’s body showed multiple injuries. Television images showed police taking Khan away in a squad car. “The circumstances of death are obvious. We realized that there was a violent death from the marks of injury on different parts of the body,” police investigator Camila Lourenco told reporters. The foreign ministry in Berlin said its embassy in Brasilia and its consulate in Rio de Janeiro were in close contact with Brazilian authorities investigating the case. He declined to provide further details due to ongoing investigations and to protect the privacy of individuals. According to Brazilian news portal G1, the couple had been together for 23 years. Biot was 52. The Morning Update and Afternoon Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines. Sign up today.