Zug,24.10.2016

Woman found dead in Zug apartment

A woman has been found dead in her apartment in Zug. The police assume the case to be one of domestic violence.
 

On Thursday, just before 3 pm, an 87-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in the city of Zug, writes the Zug police in a statement. Relatives of the deceased alerted the police after finding the lifeless body of the elderly woman.
 
The husband was also in the apartment at the time. According to initial findings, the investigators assume that the 88-year-old killed his wife in a joint suicide attempt with a shotgun and then wanted to take his own life. However, the man survived and is currently being medically attended to. The circumstances of the act are subject to further investigation.
 
According to Zug police, no further details on the case will be disclosed in consideration of the relatives.