The Mexican embassy in Berlin on Thursday ended a rare legal intrigue in the case of María Fernanda Sánchez Castañeda’s death by releasing a brief statement announcing that the young woman’s autopsy, carried out last Wednesday, remains important , that initial examinations of the body showed no signs of violence, a fact that could lead to the conclusion that the young woman had committed suicide.
The details of the autopsy, which will include studies to determine the causes of death and the exact time of the young woman’s death, can be completed within an estimated eight to 12 weeks, according to the Mexican embassy.
“The Embassy of Mexico in Germany, with the approval of the Sánchez Castañeda family, announces that yesterday, August 9, the German authorities completed the autopsy of the remains of María Fernanda Sánchez Castañeda, which allowed the burial procedures to proceed,” he stresses Explanation of the message this newspaper received.
However, the Berlin public prosecutor’s office informed this newspaper on Wednesday that the autopsy had been ordered but had not been carried out due to the workload. “Due to the workload, it is currently expected to take around eight weeks for the result to be available. Only then, and possibly only after further investigations have been completed, can a decision be made on the release of the body,” admitted Karen Sommer, spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office.
“The autopsy confirms the fingerprints and that they show no traces of violence,” the embassy’s statement reads, in a passage that could put an end to one of the great mysteries that continued to mark the mysterious disappearance of María Fernanda that occurred on July 22 last year. The young woman left her home in a college dorm and left her cellphone on the bed.
Berlin police released a statement three days after her disappearance, indicating that the young woman had a serious emotional problem. “He left his apartment on Büchnerweg and never came back. “There are indications that the 24-year-old is in an exceptional psychological situation,” the police statement said.
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