German man leaves severed human head at courthouse

Police secures the area around a district court after a man left a severed human head in front of the court building in Bonn, Germany, June 28, 2022. The police have arrested a man and a homicide commission will start an investigation, a newspaper said, adding that a body was found on the bank of the Rhine river in the city which police is examining its connection with the head. REUTERS/Stephane Nitschke

BERLIN (Reuters) -German police on Tuesday said they detained a man suspected of leaving a human head in front of the Bonn district court.

A body was found a few hundred meters away on the Rhine River. Police said they believe the body belongs to the severed head.