Leipzig (dpa / sn) - After a passer-by found a body in the west of Leipzig on Monday morning, the criminal police are now investigating. On Monday evening, among other things, the identity of the body was still unclear, said a police spokesman. The criminal police measures were running. It is also about clarifying how the person died. Accordingly, the public prosecutor's office decides whether an autopsy should be carried out.
The police did not provide any further information about the case. The lifeless body was found on Monday around 10 a.m. in the water of the Elster flood basin at Richard-Wagner-Hain near downtown. The police and fire department recovered the body. In addition, police officers and forensic doctors were on site, it said.
