Stradivarius violin link suspected in killing of Germans in Paraguay

Two Germans and a Chilean held over murder of luthier Bernard von Bredow and his 14-year-old daughter

Two Germans and a Chilean have been detained over the murder in Paraguay of a German man and his daughter in a crime police believe was related to the theft of rare Stradivarius violins.

Bernard Raymond von Bredow, 62, a museum owner and luthier, was slain along with his 14-year-old daughter Lydia last month at their home in Aregua, east of the Paraguayan capital. Police said Von Bredow's body showed signs of torture.