Autopsy result: 88-year-old was killed with a knife

Neustadt an der Weinstraße - Autopsy result: 88-year-old was killed with a knife

An 88-year-old man who was allegedly killed by his son in Neustadt an der Weinstraße was attacked with a knife during the crime. This was the result of the forensic examination of the body, as the Frankenthal public prosecutor's office and the Rheinpfalz police headquarters announced on Tuesday. The man was seriously injured in the neck, suffered severe blood loss and suffocated. According to the investigators, a kitchen knife was seized as the suspected murder weapon.

The man's 56-year-old son came to the police in Neustadt an der Weinstraße on December 29 in the morning and claimed to have killed his father. He is now in custody on suspicion of manslaughter.

Investigators' statement

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1. The 88-year-old's tragic death occurred in the picturesque town of Neustadt on the Wine Route, specifically in Rheinpfalz, which is a part of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2. Following the incident, the local Criminal Police in Neustadt on the Wine Route had to intervene and apprehend the man's 56-year-old son as a prime suspect in the case.
3. The public prosecutor's office in Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, has been actively involved in the investigation and announced that the autopsy result concluded the 88-year-old's death was caused by a knife wound to the neck.
4. Once the full investigation concludes, the case will be forwarded to the public prosecutor's office for further proceedings and a potential trial.

Source: www.stern.de