Kidnapping drama in Künzelsau: Ms. flees from violent ex!

Kidnapping drama in Künzelsau: Ms. flees from violent ex!

Künzelsau, Deutschland - in Künzelsau there was a shocking incident that shook the city and fueled the debate about domestic violence again. On June 15, 2025, a 39-year-old woman was violently kidnapped by her 28-year-old ex-partner. According to ZVW during a weekend, the woman was kidnapped by the man who comes from Pforzheim and has already been predicted because of violent delics is.

A witness alerted the police after seeing the bleeding woman, who was only dragged with a panties through Künzelsau. Despite the alarming information, the police were able to find neither the woman nor the suspect on Sunday evening. The following day, however, the investigators came across bloody shoes in an apartment building that probably belonged to the woman. This was confirmed by the severity of the situation in which the woman was found, such as Voice.de reported.

a desperate attempt to escape

on Tuesday morning, June 17th, the woman managed to free herself. She took the opportunity when her ex-partner slept in a garden hut. Seriously injured, she looked for help in a nearby house and put an emergency call. The police were called around 4:45 a.m., and just a few minutes later the officials were able to arrest the suspect in the garden hut. The woman was immediately taken to the hospital, where she was medical care and a forensic medical assessment was initiated.

The background of the crime is currently being examined intensively by the police. The Heilbronn criminal police asks for information from the population. Anyone who has observed something suspicious in Künzelsau between Sunday evening and Tuesday morning is asked to report on 07131 104 4444.

violence against women as a social problem

The terrifying events in Künzelsau throw a bright light on the widespread problem of violence against women in Germany. According to Statista women are often victims of domestic violence. In 2023, around 71% of the 256,000 victims of violence were female, although partnership violence is often particularly noticed. This is also shown in the number of reported sexual offenses in which women are almost without exception.

Despite the challenges, it is important that affected women take advantage of help. The help telephone "Violence against Women" on 116 016 is available for support around the clock and recorded around 86,700 contacts in 2023.

The events in Künzelsau are not only an individual case, but call us all to be attentive and to raise awareness of violence against women. Only together can we fight these often invisible crises.