Christoph Rosenschon, a 26-year-old politician from Germany’s conservative CDU party, was found dead under tragic and shocking circumstances.
On January 14, his body was discovered after a fire broke out in the apartment building where he lived in Beelitz-Heilstätten, a small town near Berlin. However, investigators revealed that Rosenschon had not perished in the blaze but had suffered fatal stab wounds to his throat and larynx.
The fire, which appeared to be intentionally set at two separate spots in the apartment, only deepened the mystery. Rosenschon shared the apartment with his mother, but police quickly ruled out both suicide and political motives, initially struggling to identify the perpetrator.
On January 26, a breakthrough came when authorities arrested a 24-year-old migrant from Guinea, identified as “Mahmadou-Alpha B,” as the prime suspect. The arrest occurred after “B” allegedly attacked a 54-year-old Ukrainian woman, named “Vita S,” in the same building. According to reports, the suspect, who lived in another unit of the renovated former sanatorium-turned-apartment block, had been giving the woman a massage when he suddenly began strangling her and slashed her throat.
Despite sustaining a serious 5cm neck wound, the woman managed to fight him off. The suspect fled by jumping from a first-floor window but was soon apprehended in his apartment. The victim’s injuries, though grave, were not life-threatening.
Investigations have since revealed that “B” had lived in the area since 2017 and was undergoing training as a nursing assistant at a nearby clinic as of August 2024. He had reportedly told local media upon moving into the historic, renovated sanatorium that he could sense “the energy of the people from the past.”
Rosenschon, described by neighbors as a kind and reserved man, had lived in the building long before the tragic events unfolded. The incident has left the quiet community reeling and raised questions about the circumstances leading to the CDU politician’s death.
