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The public prosecutor's office brings charges on suspicion of murder against the father of the dead Leon from Tyrol. The then six-year-old was found dead in the Ache.
St. Johann – Almost two years after the death of little Leon from Tyrol, the public prosecutor's office is bringing charges. It is directed against the father – on suspicion of murder. He is said to have faked a robbery to cover up the crime.
Case involving dead Leon from Tyrol: murder charges against German father
The 39-year-old German is specifically charged with the crime of murder and the misdemeanor of faking an act punishable by law, writes puls24.at. He and his defense now have 14 days to file an objection.
Florian A. has been in custody since February 2023 and is considered a strong suspect. It was only in March that the responsible judge rejected an application for release from custody. Another detention review was to follow on May 2nd, now the murder charge from the public prosecutor's office.
Faked robbery? Serious suspicion against Leon's father – currently in custody
The case surrounding the dead Leon attracted a lot of attention in August 2022. The then six-year-old boy was found in the Kitzbüheler Ache in St. Johann in Tirol. The police initially assumed that the father, who had been traveling with the child, had been robbed. An unknown person is said to have knocked him unconscious with a bottle and robbed him. Then little Leon climbed out of his stroller on his own and the Ache fell.
However, no trace of the alleged perpetrator emerged for months. And finally Leon's father came under suspicion. Before the crime occurred, he googled the keyword “fainting” and the pedometer on his smartphone is said to indicate that he disposed of his cell phone himself.
“Mistakes and errors”: Defense lawyer clearly criticizes investigations in the Leon case
However, his lawyer clearly criticizes the public prosecutor's office. There were “mishaps and errors” during the investigation. Official reports would prove this. The defense said in March that the analysis of the evidence would have been “inadequate and amateurish”. The suspicion is therefore no longer tenable. (moe)
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