He weighed only 34 kilos - Alzheimer's patient starved to death - his wife and son are now on trial in Würzburg

The death of an Alzheimer's patient raises questions.

Did he starve to death in front of his family?

The dead man's wife and son are now on trial in Würzburg.

Würzburg - It is a case that raises questions.

In August 2017, a 51-year-old Alzheimer's patient died in Würzburg *, who was cared for at home by his wife and son for four years.

The autopsy of the deceased revealed that he was 1.78 meters tall and weighed 34 kilograms.

Starvation is listed as the official cause of death.

The police are investigating the case.

Alzheimer's patient from Würzburg starved to death: a visit to the doctor could have saved him

Now, around four years later, the deceased's wife and son will have to answer before the Würzburg District Court from Thursday.

They are accused of negligent homicide.

In view of the increasing physical decline of the deceased, his family, with whom he lived under one roof, should urgently have taken him to a doctor.

In the case of the starved Alzheimer's patient: the motive is still unclear

One motive is still unclear to the investigators.

One thing is certain, however: Instead of getting help from a doctor, the Alzheimer's patient's physical decline continued - until he finally died in 2017.

The indictment says that the man's death could have been prevented with a visit to the doctor.

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