Tragic detail in German dad’s vaccine pass murder-suicide

A legal expert has revealed a tragic fact that may have stopped a German man murdering his wife and children before killing himself over a fake vaccine pass.

A father left a chilling suicide note before killing his wife and three daughters and shooting himself dead over fears his family would be broken up after he faked a Covid-19 vaccine pass.

German police found the two adults, both 40, and three kids aged four, eight and 10 dead at their home in Koenigs, Wusterhausen, Berlin on Saturday.

The dad, named by police as schoolteacher Devid R, wrote a suicide note in which he said he had forged a vaccine certificate for his wife Linda, The Sun reports.

Her employer – the Technical University (TH) in nearby Wildau – found out about the fake jab passport and the father feared the parents would be jailed and lose custody of their children, prosecutor Gernot Bantleon said.

Speaking about the suicide note, Mr Bantleon told Bild: “In it he literally writes that the university wanted to pursue the vaccination passport forgery ‘with the utmost rigour’.”

A dad left a chilling suicide note before killing his wife and three daughters and shooting himself dead over fears his family would be broken up after he faked a Covid-19 vaccine pass.

This comes amid new restrictions in Germany that dictate unvaccinated workers cannot go into the office and submitting a fake Covid vaccine certificate is a criminal offence.

People who are caught either face a fine or a year’s prison term.

However, according to a legal expert who spoke to Bild, Devid R and his wife would not have been jailed over the faked documents and instead would have been fined by authorities.

Officials said it’s unclear from the suicide note if wife Linda shared her husband’s concerns that the children would be taken away.

Devid R killed his wife Linda and their three daughters after faking a Covid vaccination certificate in Germany.

It’s unclear from the suicide note if wife Linda shared her husband’s concerns that his children would be taken away.

Police were alerted by witnesses – who had seen lifeless bodies in the house on Saturday, according to a statement from officials.

Each child was found dead in their own room, reports said.

Police found a gun in the house which Devid must have obtained illegally, local media reports.

Cops said they found no indication that anyone else was present at the time – or that anyone forced their way into the house.

Police said autopsies on the five bodies were underway and will determine how long the family had been dead.

Police said autopsies on the five bodies were underway and will determine how long the family had been dead. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Police were alerted by witnesses – who had seen lifeless bodies in the house on Saturday. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The grisly case comes as Germany tightened up restrictions to try to stem a fourth wave of Covid.

Since last month, employees have been required to show they are vaccinated, recovered or test negative for Covid.

German authorities agreed last week to bar unvaccinated people from access to all but the most essential businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies and bakeries.

They also plan to make vaccination mandatory for some jobs.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission