Body found during an Easter walk: who is the dead man from Esslingen?
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Created: 04/20/2022, 15:55
By: Christoph Gschossmann
A body was found in a forest near Esslingen (symbol image).
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During a leisurely Easter walk, passers-by found a corpse in a forest near Esslingen, which was probably killed.
The police are investigating.
Esslingen/Munich – An Easter walk with a horrible surprise: A walk on Easter Monday near Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg ended with the discovery of a corpse.
A dead man lay in a wooded area off the path - the shocked passers-by called the police.
There was a large contingent of officers: as
Nonstopnews
reports, forensic scientists, homicide detectives, patrol officers and sniffer dogs arrived.
The search for clues dragged on into the night, which is why the fire brigade helped the officials with lamps.
The body lay in a bush in a forest between Zell and Sirnau, the public prosecutor and the police announced on Tuesday.
The unknown man is said to have been injured and probably killed - the portal reports "clear signs of an unnatural death".
It is initially still unclear whether the location is also the crime scene.
Body found in Esslingen: Police set up a special commission – the identity of the dead person is unclear
It is also not yet clear who the dead man is.
The police are looking for the find “at high pressure for witnesses and clues”, as a spokesman for the Reutlingen police headquarters told the German Press Agency on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, a special commission was set up to deal with the alleged crime.
"The identification of the dead is ongoing," said a police spokesman.
(cg with dpa)