Walkers discovered a probably killed cyclist near Bad Neustadt in Lower Franconia on a cycle path. The background is still unclear, said a police spokesman on Monday. Due to the man’s injuries, the investigators suspected a violent crime – the spokesman did not comment on details for tactical reasons. A suspect or a suspect has not yet been identified. A possible murder weapon has not yet been discovered. The body of the 26-year-old should be autopsied in forensic medicine in Würzburg, for example to clarify the cause of death. The time of death was also initially unclear.
The body was discovered on Monday morning at around 6:15 a.m. “The man was right on the bike path, his bike was next to it,” said the police spokesman. According to the information, the victim comes from the Rhön-Grabfeld district. Dozens of police officers later secured traces at the site on the outskirts of the small town. Dogs were also used on the paved bike path between Bad Neustadt and Hohenroth (Rhön-Grabfeld district). Whether and what they found was initially not known.
According to the police, there were initially no indications that the case could be related to a homicide in Upper Franconia. On the night of August 18-19, 2020, a 24-year-old man was out on his bike in a Bayreuth district when he was attacked with a knife in the dark and killed.