Saxony: body found in the forest: identity of the dead clarified

Königswalde (dpa/sn) - After an extensive search in the forest in mid-October, including the discovery of a corpse, a three-year-old missing person case has now been solved.

Saxony: body found in the forest: identity of the dead clarified

Königswalde (dpa/sn) - After an extensive search in the forest in mid-October, including the discovery of a corpse, a three-year-old missing person case has now been solved. Investigations by forensic medicine had shown that the finds were the mortal remains of a 50-year-old from Königswalde (Erzgebirge district), the Chemnitz police department informed on Wednesday. He disappeared without a trace at the end of 2019. Investigations by the criminal police had found no evidence of a crime, it said. It can be assumed that he committed suicide.

According to the information, the police had already searched for the missing person with great effort in the past. At the end of August, walkers found a human skull in the forest between Königswalde and Jöhstadt. As a result, the site was combed again on October 13 with almost 200 emergency services and more mortal remains were found.