This is the 15232nd most frequent German word.
umgebracht
"Umgebracht" means "killed" in English.
In this sentence, 'umgebracht' is the past participle of 'umbringen', used in the past passive voice to indicate that an action of killing occurred directed towards someone.
Gestern wurde in der Stadt ein Mordfall entdeckt, bei dem jemand umgebracht wurde.
Yesterday, a murder case was discovered in the city where someone was killed.
Here, 'umzubringen' is the infinitive form of 'umbringen', employed to express a conditional intention or threat to kill.
Der Bösewicht drohte, den Zeugen umzubringen, falls er die Wahrheit verraten würde.
The villain threatened to kill the witness if he revealed the truth.
In this case, 'hatte umgebracht' is the past perfect form of 'umbringen', showing the occurrence of a completed action in the past.