導讀:據(jù)德國小報《圖片報》報道，德國男子疑18年間默默毒死21名同事。

Authorities in Germany launched a probe Wednesday into a string of 21 deaths over nearly two decades after the arrest of a man suspected of trying to poison a co-worker’s sandwich.

在逮捕了一名涉嫌試圖往同事的三明治里下毒的男子后，德國相關(guān)部門周三對過去近20年21人的死因展開了調(diào)查。

The 56-year-old man, named only as Klaus O, was detained back in May after surveillance video showed him opening a colleague’s lunchbox and putting a suspicious powder inside, German tabloid Bild reported.

德國小報《圖片報》報道，這名56歲的男子名為Klaus O，他于5月份被逮捕了。監(jiān)控視頻顯示，他打開一名同事的飯盒，隨后倒入可疑粉末。

"In the beginning we thought it was a misconceived prank between co-workers, and not a murder attempt," Tilo Blechinger, the manager for the metal fittings manufacturer ARI Armaturen, told the DPA news agency.

金屬配件生產(chǎn)商ARI Armaturen經(jīng)理Tilo Blechinge向德意志新聞社透露：“剛開始，我們以為這是同事之間的一個惡作劇，而非蓄意謀殺?！?/p>

Bielefeld police said the powder contained lead acetate "in amounts that would have been sufficient to cause serious organ damage," and a search of the suspect’s home uncovered further additional dangerous substances.

比勒費爾德警方表示，該粉末含有一定量的醋酸鉛，足夠造成器官嚴重損壞，隨后對該嫌疑人屋子展開的搜索也讓他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了更多的危險物質(zhì)。

The 21 deaths since 2000, which were all employees at the company the man worked for, included a "remarkably high number of heart attacks and cancers," according to police.

據(jù)警方透露，該男子上班的公司2000年以來共有21名員工死亡，多數(shù)死于心臟病和癌癥。

Three other workers at the company are also believed to have fallen ill from heavy metal poisoning.

據(jù)信，該公司另有三名員工也因重金屬中毒生病了。

One employee has been in a coma for two years, according The Times of London.

據(jù)倫敦《泰晤士報》報道，一名員工昏迷已有兩年。

A man who worked with the suspect for 30 years told Bild his kidneys failed suddenly three months ago, and he is unable to drink more a few ounces of liquid a day without suffering severe cramps.

一名與該嫌疑人共事30年的男子向《圖片報》透露，他的雙腎三個月前突然衰竭了，他現(xiàn)在一天連幾盎司的酒都喝不了了，每天肌肉抽筋。

“Doctors could not explain why I got so sick,” the man, identified as Udo B, told Bild.

這名名為Udo B的男子向《圖片報》說道：“醫(yī)生們無法解釋我生病的原因?！?/p>

The 56-year-old man said Klaus O was a close colleague but he didn’t know anything about him.

這名56歲的男子表示，Klaus O是他親密的同事，但是他對他一點都不了解。

“He always stayed by himself, did not speak and had no friends," the man said.

他說道：“他總是一個人待著，不說話，沒朋友?！?/p>

A spokeswoman for the Poison Information Center at the University of Bonn told Bild it was a “very unusual case," and that lead poisoning is difficult to detect due to symptoms that might be caused by other conditions.

波恩大學毒藥信息中心的一名女發(fā)言人向《圖片報》表示，這起案件不同尋常，鉛中毒難以監(jiān)測，因為癥狀可能是由其他疾病引起的。

Authorities are considering exhuming the bodies to determine the presence of metal, according to Deutsche Welle.

德國之聲報道，相關(guān)部門正在考慮挖出尸體確定是否存在金屬中毒。

源自：福克斯新聞