Walkers found a dead cyclist in Lower Franconia.
The police assume a crime and arrested two men.
Bad Neustadt: passers-by find dead cyclists - police arrest Duo
Update from November 23, 8:35 a.m.:
After the violent death of the cyclist, investigators arrested two suspects.
The two men, aged 18 and 21, are said to have killed the 26-year-old near Bad Neustadt together, the police and public prosecutor announced.
The two Germans partly confessed.
The motif is still in the dark.
They should come before an investigating judge on Tuesday.
An investigative commission of around 25 members of the criminal police started work on Monday.
Investigations in the social environment of the killed brought them on the trail of the two suspects.
Update from November 23, 6.51 a.m
.: In the case of the alleged violent death of a cyclist in Lower Franconia
(see initial report),
there are still no clues about the perpetrator.
A possible murder weapon has not yet been discovered, said a police spokesman on Monday evening.
On this Tuesday, the investigators want to question possible witnesses.
The investigators do not see a connection to a manhunt for a man in Upper Franconia after a knife attack.
According to the police, there were initially no indications of a connection with a homicide in Upper Franconia.
On the night of August 18-19, 2020, a 24-year-old cyclist was attacked and killed with a knife in Bayreuth in the dark.
The case has not yet been resolved.
Walkers find dead cyclists - police suspect a violent crime
First report from November 22nd
: Bad Neustadt - Nahe Bad Neustadt (district of Rhön-Grabfeld *) in Lower Franconia, walkers found a dead cyclist on a cycle path.
The connected police suspected a homicide - but the background is still unclear, said a police spokesman on Monday.
The man's injuries are decisive for the suspicion of a violent crime.
The spokesman did not comment on the details for tactical reasons.
A suspect or a suspect has not yet been identified.
A possible murder weapon has not yet been discovered.
Dead cyclist found near Bad Neustadt: body is autopsied in Würzburg
The body of the 26-year-old is to be autopsied in forensic medicine in Würzburg *, for example to clarify the cause of death.
The time of death was also initially unclear.
The body was discovered around 6:15 a.m. on Monday morning.
"The man was right on the bike path, his bike was next to it," said the police spokesman.
According to the information, the victim comes from the Rhön-Grabfeld district.
Bad Neustadt: After finding a dead cyclist - police were on site with many emergency services
Dozens of police officers later secured traces at the site on the outskirts of the small town.
Dogs were also used on the paved bike path between Bad Neustadt and Hohenroth.
Whether and what they found was initially not disclosed.
According to the police, there is no evidence that the case could be related to a homicide in Upper Franconia.
On the night of August 18-19, 2020, a 24-year-old man was out on his bike in a Bayreuth district when he was attacked with a knife in the dark and killed.
(ly / dpa)
* Merkur.de / bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
