A woman in Germany has been arrested on murder charges for what authorities believe was an elaborate plot to fake her own death by killing a woman who looked like her
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Imageshas been arrested on murder charges for what authorities believe was an elaborate plot to fake her own death by killing a woman who looked like her.
The suspect, identified in German newspapers as Sharaban K. , is a 23-year-old beautician based in Munich. According to investigators, she contacted a beauty blogger, Khadidja O., on Instagram in August 2022 and convinced her to meet up in person by offering a cosmetics kit. Authorities believe Sharaban and her boyfriend, Shequir K.
Sharaban’s parents, who’d been told she was meeting her ex-husband in Ingolstadt, went looking for her later that day and found the body shortly before midnight. They apparently believed it was their daughter and identified the body ahead of an autopsy report. While local papers initially reported that the victim was Sharaban, an autopsy conducted in the following days revealed that it was actually Khadidja. Further investigations found that Sharaban had used several aliases to contact other women on Instagram who looked like her in the weeks leading up to the murder and tried to convince them to meet up with her. She and Shequir wereon remand in August and charged with murder.
On Monday, a representative from the Ingolstadt public prosecutor’s office spoke about Sharaban’s suspected motive, telling German newspaper, “It can be assumed that the suspect wanted to go into hiding, due to internal disputes with her family, and faked her own death.” It’s unclear how exactly authorities know this, or what level of family drama led Sharaban to fake her own death, and the murder weapon still hasn’t been tracked down. If convicted, she and Shequir could face life sentences.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WATCH: Firefighters Rescue German Shephard That Fell Down 30-Foot Hole in South BayWATCH: A German shepherd named Indy who spent hours at the bottom of a 30- to 50-foot hole in a South Bay backyard Wednesday afternoon was pulled to safety by rescue crews. Watch the emotional rescue here:
Read more »
9 arrested in Netherlands, Belgium for allegedly blowing up German cash machines, stealing nearly $5.7 millionNine arrests were made during raids in the Netherlands and Belgium for the suspects alleged involvement in blowing up cash machines in Germany. The suspects stole nearly $5.7 million.
Read more »
The German Activists Who Keep Gluing Themselves to Things Are Up to Something Bigger“Of course this creates anger, and I can understand that,” said one woman who started a traffic jam by gluing her hand to the highway.
Read more »
Ukraine will potentially receive old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry stocksGermany has confirmed that 'export authorizations have been granted' regarding Ukraine's request for old Leopard 1 tanks. The tanks would come from German defense industry stocks.
Read more »
White Sox acquire German in trade with Red SoxThe White Sox landed right-hander Franklin German in a trade with the Rex Sox Friday. Last season, German was 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 7 saves while being named Boston's minor-league pitcher of the year.
Read more »