Witness finds dead baby in forest in Bavaria

Witness finds dead baby in forest in Bavaria

evidence of homicide

Witness finds dead baby in forest in Bavaria

A witness found a dead baby in the forest (symbol image).

A witness found a dead baby in the forest (symbol image).

December 5, 2022 at 11:19 am

A dead baby was found in Ruhpolding, Bavaria, on Sunday afternoon. The baby was in the Seekopf walking parking area, according to a press release. Traunstein criminal police initiated the investigation under the direction of the public prosecutor.

Baby was in a forest in Ruhpolding

At about 12:20 pm, the police received an emergency call – a dead newborn was found in the woods near the hiking car park. A witness noticed the dead baby and immediately called the police.

Emergency services found the child behind a wall on the hiking path towards Förchensee. On the spot, the officers of the permanent penal service, the forensics of the criminal police inspection and the responsible prosecutor of the Traunstein public prosecutor’s office started the investigation. According to the current state of knowledge, the newborn would have been placed there shortly before the arrival of the witness.

In the course of the criminal investigation and autopsy, evidence of a violent death emerged. Therefore, investigations into a homicide were initiated. (dky)

Police call for help – who saw anything?

For clarification, the Public Ministry and the Police ask the population for information about the case by calling 0861/9873-0:

  • Did anyone notice people before or after the time they were found in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene who could be linked to the crime?
  • Who can provide information about the possible mother of the child? Who knows a pregnant woman who should have recently given birth and doesn’t have a child?
  • Who might also make suspicious perceptions in their personal environment that could be related to the crime?

Any information may also be submitted anonymously.