The suspect in the case of the taxi driver killed in Berlin-Grunewald is in custody in Schleswig-Holstein. It is a 24-year-old man against whom there was already an arrest warrant, as the Berlin public prosecutor announced on Easter Sunday.

The arrest took place on Saturday in northern Germany. According to the information, he got into the taxi on Thursday morning at the Berlin-Südkreuz train station - a good eight kilometers from where the seriously injured taxi driver was later found. The 24-year-old returned later to this station.

"He was brought before an investigating judge in Flensburg on the basis of an existing arrest warrant against him and is now in custody," the statement said. The public prosecutor's office in Berlin now wants to apply for another arrest warrant against him "so that his transfer to Berlin can then be arranged."

According to the statement, the motive for the crime is still unclear. "He has not yet been granted a legal hearing on the local allegation," the public prosecutor said.

The 24-year-old is accused of killing a 49-year-old taxi driver on Thursday morning. The 49-year-old died in hospital after the attack. He had previously been found by a passer-by in Berlin's Grunewald villa district. Rescue attempts by witnesses on site were ultimately unsuccessful.

"Image" and "B.Z." reported that the taxi driver had been stabbed in the neck. The investigators did not provide any information. Sniffer dogs were also used at the crime scene. The police asked at times for the help of possible witnesses.

According to the information, the 24-year-old was identified as a suspect by the second homicide commission of the Berlin State Criminal Police Office. The further investigations continued, it was said on Sunday.

Grunewald is a district in southwest Berlin and a forested area with lakes. The area is known for magnificent villas and some prominent residents.

Further source: Communication from the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office.