A 35-year-old German soccer player fatally poisons his teammate

Marius W., 35-year-old German footballer, has been arrested as the main suspect of having fatally poisoned his teammate Philipp L., five years younger. Some events that would have occurred during a concentration with his team, TuS Rockenberg, on June 13, 2025.

Apparently, the young man began to feel ill during the trip, but worsened noticeably when he arrived home. His family called emergency services and he was taken to a hospital, where He died the next day.

According to the ‘NeedToKnow’ portal, the cause of death was “a septic multiple organ failure caused by poisoning. At first it was thought that it was because of the fish that the team had eaten at the hotel. But investigators quickly set their sights on Marius.

“We start from the basis that It was an act of revenge... Murders by poisoning are extremely rare. That makes this case exceptional. In light of the results of the investigation to date, we are convinced that the accused “intentionally killed the victim”chief prosecutor Thomas Hauburger told ‘Bild’.

The local press has added light to the case by reporting that both They had been arguing over a womanwithout wanting to give more details about who it was. Although, curiously, Marius was getting married in two weeks.