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German Man Kills Self, Wife, 3 Children after Faking Covid Vaccine Certificate

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A man killed himself, his wife and three young daughters after faking a Covid-19 vaccine certificate and feared his children would be taken away when it was discovered.    

Police found two adults, both 40, and three children aged four, eight and 10 dead from gunshot wounds in a family home in Koenigs Wusterhausen south of Berlin on Saturday, according to Reuters.

In a farewell note found by police, the man, named as Devid R, said he forged a vaccination certificate for his wife Linda. 

Her employer had found out, prompting the couple to fear they would be arrested and lose their children Leni, Janni and Rubi, prosecutor Gernot Bantleon told news agency dpa.

Police were alerted by witnesses who had seen lifeless bodies in the house, police and prosecutors said on Saturday.   

Submitting a fake Covid-19 vaccine certificate became a criminal offence two weeks ago and is punishable by either a fine or a years jail term.

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