Reportedly a German diplomat working in Brazil beat her husband of 20 years and then covered up her crime. was arrested on suspicion of trying to
Uwe Herbert Hahn, a German consul in Rio de Janeiro, was charged with murdering his Belgian husband Walter Henri Maximilien Biot on Saturday, just one week before his 53rd birthday,The Straits Times.
Hahn reportedly told officials that Biot had fallen ill from a combination of drinking and sleeping pills,
But according to forensic reports, Biot, who was found in the couple's Ipanema Beach apartment, had been brutally beaten.
The report revealed that Biot's body had "various bruises, including on his torso. Not only were there injuries consistent with being stepped on, but there were also injuries consistent with being hit with a cylindrical instrument," Officer Camila Loulenko said on social media. , according to the report.
"The consul's account of the victim's fall contradicts the conclusions of the forensic report," said Lourenko of Rio de Janeiro's 14th District.
"The corpse is yelling out the circumstances of its death," she said.
Hahn is accused of not only lying about her husband's death, but also trying to cover up the scene before police arrived, News reported on her site.
Khan said he would not be granted diplomatic immunity because the allegations against him were serious, the outlet said, citing local media.
