Arrest in the murder case of Klaus Kleinertz: Widow under suspicion of murder

As the police announced on Wednesday, the suspect was the widow of the deceased. An arrest warrant issued by the Chemnitz District Court on September 3, 2024 has been issued against her.

“She is accused of having killed her husband in conscious and deliberate cooperation with the 52-year-old woman already in custody and her 62-year-old known husband,” police said.

So far, none of the accused has commented further on the charges.

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According to TAG24 information, the person arrested is the Zwickau veterinarian Annegret B. (58). After the early death of his first wife, Klaus Kleinertz had married the veterinarian for the second time.

Both appear in public as a prominent couple, for example at the joint start of the “Sachsen Classic” vintage car rally at the end of August 2023. In recent years, the veterinarian has also been involved in rehoming stray dogs and cats. Her practice has been temporarily closed since mid-April. Officially “for health reasons”.

In order not to jeopardize the investigation, the police will initially not provide any further information about the historical investigation results, the circumstances of the death and the motive for the crime.

Had a war happened? The well-known former doctor and committed citizen Klaus Kleinertz (†69) was found in March in his apartment on Rilkestrasse in the north of Chemnitz. It quickly became clear: the 69-year-old was the victim of a homicide.

Neighbors, friends and acquaintances were shocked by the cruel death of the committed Chemnitz resident. He was popular and was not only involved in medicine. According to a neighbor, he also campaigned for the area.

In April, two acquaintances of the doctor were arrested: a 52-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man who were friends of the victim.

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Both were accused of having brought the doctor to his apartment on the night of March 10, 2024. This suspicion arose from the results of the trace analysis and the historical investigations.

The woman was able to Chemnitz The man was arrested by police officers in Rhineland-Palatinate.

First reported: September 4, 11:49 a.m.; last updated: 5:42 p.m.