Interpol widens probe in mysterious case of dead boy found in Germany’s Danube River

Police launched an attraction for assist Tuesday, greater than a yr after a boy’s physique was present in Germany’s Danube River, weighed down with a flagstone slab and wrapped in foil. 

The physique, believed to be that of a boy between 5 and 6 years previous, was found on Could 19 final yr close to Grossmehring in Bavaria, Germany, INTERPOL mentioned. Officers nonetheless do not know who the younger boy was and are working to uncover particulars of the suspicious circumstances surrounding his loss of life. 

INTERPOL circulated a Black Notice, a world information-gathering alert, to the group’s 195 member international locations. The discover included facial reconstruction photos and bodily traits of the boy. 

INTERPOL Secretary Basic Jürgen Inventory referred to as on the worldwide regulation enforcement neighborhood to cross-check databases and seek the advice of open and unsolved instances. Investigators imagine he seemingly hung out outdoors of Germany. 

“Somebody, someplace is aware of one thing about this boy, making it equally necessary to launch sure particulars publicly,” Inventory mentioned. “Whether or not he was the sufferer of trafficking, abduction or violence, we’re dedicated to mobilizing all of INTERPOL’s policing capabilities to establish him and assist investigators make clear his loss of life.”

The boy was roughly 3 ft, 7 inches tall and weighed round 33 kilos. He had brown hair and his blood kind was O. The slab weighing down the boy’s physique was a “Natura Vigo” paving stone made by the German producer Diephaus, in response to INTERPOL.

Officers urged members of the general public with related info to contact the nationwide police workforce in Germany, particularly in the event that they know something a few lacking youngster whose traits and disappearance point out a possible hyperlink to the boy discovered within the Danube. 

German police can work with INTERPOL to provide DNA comparisons for individuals who imagine the boy could possibly be a organic relative.