“The police and prosecutor… believe that there are probably seven dead”, police said in a statement.
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They add forensic tests on the remains will also be needed to determine whether there could be more than the seven known bodies.
Wallenfels is a small town located in northern Bavaria. A doctor subsequently discovered further corpses.
A hunt is on for the former resident of the Bavarian house, a 45-year-old woman, who was not there when police discovered the bodies. “Results are not to be expected before early next week”. Later Friday, they said an eighth set of remains had been found – like the others, wrapped in towels and plastic bags.
Last May in Germany a woman was sentenced to almost four years jail for killing two of her children and hiding their bodies in a deep freeze.
Mayor Jens Korn said he knew the family but would not elaborate, German news site Focus Online reported. “Could we have helped?'” Andrea G. had lived in that apartment with her boyfriend, who was “deeply involved in the local community”. From the street, cheery children’s artwork could be seen taped to the apartment windows. According to media reports, she had moved to the town several weeks before after splitting up with her partner.
Police spokeswoman Anne Hofer said: “The babies have been found within the apartment”.
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‘The questioning of both is ongoing, ‘ said a police spokesman. A criminal investigation has been launched involving scores of police officers.
