Hesse: body found in forest

Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) - A female body was found in a forest near Biebergemünd (Main-Kinzig district) on New Year's Eve.

Hesse: body found in forest

Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) - A female body was found in a forest near Biebergemünd (Main-Kinzig district) on New Year's Eve. As the police headquarters in Southeast Hesse reported on Friday, a walker discovered the body on Saturday afternoon north of the Bieber district. The Hanau public prosecutor's office and the Gelnhausen criminal police have started the investigation.

The criminal police have set up a working group and are carrying out extensive evidence preservation measures on site, a police spokesman reported. Investigations into the cause of death and the identity of the woman found were still ongoing on Friday.