A family was tied up and robbed months ago in Düsseldorf. The police will now present the case in the program “Aktenzeichen XY” and hope for new clues. Witnesses could be rewarded with thousands of euros.
15 months after the brutal attack on a family in Düsseldorf, a reward of 10,000 euros is now available for information about the perpetrators. In addition, the investigators will try to clarify the case with the help of the public this Wednesday from 8:15 p.m. on the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY … unsolved”, as the police announced on Tuesday.
Valuables were stolen from the family. (Source: Police Düsseldorf/t-online)
Four to five armed and masked robbers attacked the family in their apartment on December 15, 2020 at around 7:45 p.m. They got into the ground floor apartment via the terrace, according to the police. Father, mother and daughter were threatened with guns and tied up. Then the gangsters stole various valuables.
In addition to several thousand euros in cash, a massive 750 red gold ring with date engraving, a Rolex Daytona wristwatch with a white dial and another Mühle-Glashütte watch were also stolen.
Attack in Düsseldorf: This is what the perpetrators looked like
After about 45 minutes, the people who were tied up were able to free themselves and alert the police. During the crime, the robbers are said to have spoken in English with a south-eastern European accent.
They wore black balaclavas, black winter jackets and black gloves. According to witnesses, the men were no taller than 1.80 meters tall and were estimated to be in their late 20s to late 30s.
reward doubled
In January, a reward of 5,000 euros was offered for information leading to the investigation of the crime or the identification of the perpetrators. In the meantime, the reward has grown from private to 10,000 euros.
The Düsseldorf police are now looking for information from the population. The phones are manned by investigators on Wednesday evening at the police headquarters on Jürgensplatz until 11 p.m. on 0211 / 870 2999. After that, information will be accepted on 0211 / 870-0.
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