Teiwazi Zealot Philip 'the Red' Kronenberg ArrestedPhilip Kronenber being moved from a holding cell by the Royalist Vernichtian Police Nichlas Akre,
Free Vernichtian Media, Official Broadcast
Today, the nation is shocked to it's very core! Yesterday morning, a police raid conducted on a building in the north of Vólkermarkt uncovered a gruesome scene that resulted in a prolonged gunfight with the occupants of the compound and the capture of a prominent member of the Teiwazi faith - High Zealot Philip Kronenberg.
Police officers investigating a series of disappearances and a possible human trafficking ring were drawn to a former ArcLicht industrial warehouse, and militarized elements breached the scene early yesterday morning. Police discovered several pockets of bodies in the building, all of which were horribly mutilated with what looked to be ceremonial blades. Some of the corpses seemed to be in stages of 'preparation', with the skin flayed open and several bones, organs, and muscles removed.
Police then encountered heavily armed criminals in another area of the building, who opened fire on the tactical teams and killed several of the officers. A drawn out firefight ensued, with further casualties inflicted upon the police before the criminals could be apprehended or killed. Now, with the current police forces reinforced with a helicopter and several armoured vehicles, the authorities began a through search of the building, finally catching the High Zealot as he tried to escape in a secret tunnel which had been built into the floor. Officers are calling this the 'bloodiest day we've had since the fall of ArcLicht'.
When questioned about the murders, Kronenberg could only reply with:
The apostates had to be punished; for the glory of Teiwaz!
The Honourable Monarch of Vernicht, King Viktor, has ordered that Kronenberg will receive a full trial for his crimes, to the dismay of many who wish him to be quickly and publicly executed for his brutality. However, there has been swift and calculated comment from the Teiwazi Faith - the Supreme Zealot herself appeared to the public to condemn the actions of High Zealot Kronenberg.
Of course I do not support this kind of action. How could I? Kronenberg has murdered at least 32 people, with bodies still being pulled from the walls of that factory and his own home. He, and his band of followers, will face heavy handed justice - as they should. However, I do not think people should take this unfortunate incident as something that we of the true Faith preach regularly. It is simply the quiet case of a highly unstable man that used our lord to justify his cold pleasures. He has been excommunicated fully from the Faith, and I suggest he be sacrificed - dishonourably - to Teiwaz for his crimes. It seems a fitting death, for such a terrible man.
Philip Kronenberg and three others face the death penalty if convicted of their crimes, which is a nigh certainty with the amount of evidence connecting them to these crimes. It is unclear whether the government will allow the Faith to take the execution into their own hands.