A family man dies of a heart attack in his apartment in Bavaria.
His young children spend several days next to him - until their aunt comes.
Kassel / Halsbach - The municipality of Halsbach in Bavaria is in shock: On September 17th, a young woman found her 35-year-old brother lifeless on the couch in his apartment.
The single father lived there with his three young daughters.
The girls thought that their father was just sleeping.
The cause of death was a heart attack.
However, it is no longer possible to precisely reconstruct when the man died.
This is reported by rtl.de.
The only thing that is clear is that the children were still in kindergarten a few days beforehand.
After that, they were absent without excuse, which, according to the girls' aunt, often happened when their brother did something with his daughters.
Bavaria: Single father dies - his children lie down on the couch with him
The man's 39-year-old sister said she drove to her brother's apartment on September 17 because she wanted to talk to him about caring for her mother.
This lives on the ground floor of the house.
When the three girls at the age of two, three and four years told their aunt "that Dad has been sleeping for so long", she looked after him and discovered the body upstairs.
At this point in time, the girls had already stayed with their dead father for three days and nights.
Since they thought that their papa was just sleeping, they would have laid down on the sofa with him from time to time.
The eldest of the three children also looked after her siblings during the time and gave them food and drink.
Her grandmother didn't notice anything, however, because her son would sometimes not come to her for days when he felt sick.
He didn't want to infect her then.
After the sudden death of the father in Bavaria: the community collects money for children
The man's sister told the Passauer Neue Presse that the 35-year-old was said to have been a loving father and very committed and devoted. He simply did everything for the children. The mother of the little ones moved out after the birth of the youngest and left custody to the father. Now the aunt tries to ensure that the three girls can all stay with their families so that they can be together. The youth welfare office has already given a positive signal and praised the willingness.
Many people in the ward express their condolences to the family of the father of three.
This had already suffered a severe blow in 2015: The house was completely burned down at the time.
At that time, the mayor started a fundraising campaign in the form of a charity soccer game and a concert.
Even now the community assures those affected by its help and collects money for the three little girls of the deceased man.
If you want to support the children, you can pay money into the donation account of the parish church foundation:
Parish Church Foundation Halsbach
IBAN DE46711600000001575961
Password: Marco
"This is a very big tragedy," said the parish council chairman to the Passauer Neue Presse.
It is her Christian and civic duty to help the children in these difficult times.
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