Poison champagne!
Man (52) dies after visiting a restaurant in Bavaria: the police will speak LIVE here shortly
Created: 02/14/2022, 2:30 p.m
By: Katarina Amtmann
What is the reason for the death of a 52-year-old after visiting a restaurant in Weiden?
According to media reports, a champagne bottle was laced with ecstasy.
The police will be speaking live shortly.
Poison death after champagne in Weiden
: At a celebration in a bar, a 52-year-old from the Schwandorf district died after tasting a magnum champagne bottle.
Champagne was pink - laced with ecstasy?
According to consistent media reports, the champagne was pink in color.
This could indicate that a large amount of MDMA (party drug ecstasy) was dissolved in the liquid.
Poison death in Weiden:
Police speak live here at 3 p.m
2:28 p.m .:
Police will speak live here shortly.
In a press conference, the police want to comment on the status of the investigation after the death of a 52-year-old in a bar in Weiden.
The press conference starts at 3 p.m.
We tick live here, above you can follow the PK in the live video.
Poison death after enjoying champagne in Weiden: man lies dead on the ground
Update from February 14, 10:50 a.m .:
Poisoned champagne is said to have led to the death of a man in a restaurant in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate.
"It had a toxic, poisonous effect," said senior public prosecutor Gerd Schäfer on Monday.
"There were things in it that don't actually occur in champagne." The toxicological tests have been completed.
"There are already results."
It is still unclear whether these will be published on Monday.
Schäfer did not want to confirm the report in the
Bild
newspaper, according to which the champagne could have been mixed with the drug ecstasy.
According to him, there is a suspicion of negligent homicide.
Detected in all directions.
"There are suspicions." Schäfer initially did not want to give any details – not even whether someone was already listed as an accused.
Poison in champagne?
An autopsy of the victim could still be ordered on Monday
According to previous knowledge, several guests between the ages of 33 and 52 shared a drink late on Saturday evening.
Soon after, all symptoms of poisoning became noticeable, as the investigators announced on Sunday.
Eight of those affected were taken to a hospital, and a 52-year-old from the Schwandorf district died on Sunday night.
According to the police, one victim has now been able to leave the clinic.
A police spokesman said the autopsy could be ordered as early as Monday.
A special commission called "Market" has taken over the investigation.
On Monday, among other things, other witnesses should be questioned.
First report from February 14th:
Weiden – A 52-year-old died in Weiden in der Oberpfalz* after consuming a drink in a restaurant.* Several other people showed symptoms of poisoning.
As the
picture
wants to know, it is a 3-liter champagne bottle that is said to have been mixed with the party drug ecstasy.
Man dies when visiting a restaurant in Weiden: Ecstasy in champagne?
As the
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claims to have learned from police circles, an analysis showed that there was a large amount of MDMA, i.e. ecstasy, in the champagne.
But how did the drug get into the drink?
The bottle is said to have been bought just one day before the accident.
According to the newspaper, the current most likely theory is that drug smugglers or dealers stored the drugs in the bottle in order to possibly filter them out again later.
Ecstasy is also called “pink champagne” because of the colour.
This fits with witness reports: They said that the drink was not transparent, but pale purple.
But police have yet to confirm reports that the bottle was laced with the drug.
The autopsy of the fatality on Monday could bring clarity.
"I don't think we can definitely name the contents of the bottle today," said the spokesman.
The investigations into this are currently ongoing.
A special commission called "Market" has taken over the investigation.
Among other things, witnesses should be questioned on Monday.
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