Identity clue sought
After finding a child’s corpse in the Danube: the police have the skull and face of the dead boy reconstructed
Police have recreated the head and face of the boy found in the Danube and are hoping for clues about the child’s identity and a stone used to weigh down the body
© Police Headquarters Upper Bavaria North
Nobody seems to miss him; nobody knows who he is. The body of a boy discovered around eight months ago in the Danube continues to puzzle the police. Now the investigative group “Fluvius” is making a new attempt.
Last May, a water sports enthusiast discovered the body of a boy in the Danube in the district of Pfaffenhofen (the star reported) – to this day the police do not know who the dead child is.
Now the Ingolstadt public prosecutor’s office and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) are making another attempt to clarify the boy’s identity in order to track down a possible murderer.
Police hope for clues about children’s bodies from the Danube
A specialist forensic pathologist modeled the boy’s head and face. The police are now hoping for information from the public. “Scientific findings allow well-founded conclusions to be drawn, based on the individual head shape, about the actual appearance during one’s lifetime,” says the BKA. The boy is said to have been between the ages of three and seven, about 1.10 meters tall and weighing about 15 kilograms. He had blue eyes and dark blond to brown hair.
The investigators are now asking:
- Do you know the found child from the Danube and can you provide information on his identity?
- Do you remember a boy who fits the above description and haven’t seen him since early 2022?
The police put up wanted posters in train stations, among other places, and disseminated them on social networks
© Police Headquarters Upper Bavaria North
The body was wrapped when it was discovered and weighed down with a cobblestone. It is therefore obvious that the boy died violently. The stone is 40 by 20 by 6 centimeters and is said to be sold under the brand name “Diephaus”, type “Natura Vigo”. The “Fluvius” investigative group is also asking for information on this.
Previous investigations in the case have not led to a hot lead. Among other things, it was discussed in the ZDF program “Aktenzeichen XY … unsolved” – without countable success. A comparison with missing persons reports in Germany and abroad did not bring any progress either.
The Ingolstadt criminal police will provide information on the identity of the dead boy by telephone on (0841) 93439 or by email online form opposite. A reward of 10,000 euros is being offered for information that leads to the identification of the child, to clarification of the circumstances of death and thus to the arrest of a perpetrator.
Sources: Federal Criminal Police Office, Police Headquarters Upper Bavaria NorthDPA news agency