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Mother-of-ten dead in church: husband held

German police arrested the husband of a Catholic verger after she was found dead in the cellar of the church she worked in on Saturday morning. Some reports suggest the couple, who were separated, had ten children.

Mother-of-ten dead in church: husband held
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The 48-year-old woman was found in the cellar of the church in the “Of the Holy Family” community church in Braunlage near Goslar, Lower Saxony. Police said on Sunday night that she was clearly the victim of a violent attack, but would not release further details, Der Spiegel reported.

Her 51-year-old husband was arrested in southern Germany after visiting a police station with a 12-year-old daughter and 20-year-old son. All three were held by police. A Lower Saxony radio station said the dead woman was mother to ten children.

Braunlage state prosecutor Julia Meyer said on Sunday that two flats in the town were searched after evidence had been collected from the cellar.

Further details are expected to be released once a post-mortem examination has been conducted on the woman.

Vergers act as caretakers to their churches and prepare religious ceremonies, taking care that candles, flower arrangements and liturgical equipment are prepared and in order.

The Local/hc

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BUSINESS

Elon Musk visits Tesla’s sabotage-hit German factory

Elon Musk travelled Wednesday to Tesla's factory near Berlin to lend his workers "support" after the plant was forced to halt production by a suspected arson attack on nearby power lines.

Elon Musk visits Tesla's sabotage-hit German factory

The Tesla CEO addressed thousands of employees on arrival at the site, accusing “eco-terrorists” of the sabotage as he defended his company’s green credentials.

With his son X AE A-XII in his arms, Musk said: “I am here to support you.”

The billionaire’s visit came a week after power lines supplying the electric carmaker’s only European plant were set on fire in an act of sabotage claimed by a far-left group called the Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group).

READ ALSO: Far-left group claims ‘sabotage’ on Tesla’s German factory

Musk had said then that the attack was “extremely dumb”, while the company said it would cost it several hundred million euros.

A week on, the lights have come back on at the site, but Andre Thierig, who heads the site, said on LinkedIn that it would “take a bit of time” before production is back to full speed.

Industry experts have warned that the reputational impact caused by the sabotage on the region could be more severe than the losses suffered by Tesla.

Tesla’s German plant started production in 2022 following an arduous two-year approval and construction process dogged by administrative and legal obstacles.

Tesla wants to expand the site by 170 hectares and boost production up to one million vehicles annually to feed Europe’s growing demand for electric cars and take on rivals who are shifting away from combustion engine vehicles.

But the plans have annoyed local residents, who voted against the project in a non-binding ballot last month.

After the vote, Tesla said it might have to rethink the plans. Environmental activists opposed to the expansion of the factory have recently also set up a camp in a wooded area near the plant.

READ ALSO: Why is Tesla’s expansion near Berlin so controversial?

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