Mindelheim - Shaking trauma leads to the death of an infant: arrest warrant
After parents in Swabia found their six-month-old daughter dead in her crib, investigators are now suspecting the 42-year-old father. The Memmingen district court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday on suspicion of manslaughter, as the police announced on Thursday.
The daughter was found dead two weeks ago on Sunday in Mindelheim (Unterallgäu district). An autopsy revealed that the infant had died as a result of severe brain injuries, most likely caused by external violence in the form of violent shaking.
Initially, the 32-year-old mother and the father were suspected of the crime. As the suspicion against the 42-year-old had reportedly been confirmed, investigators arrested the man on Tuesday and brought him before a judge. He was remanded in custody and initially did not comment on the accusation.
Investigations into how the child was seriously injured and the extent to which both parents were involved are continuing, it was reported. In cooperation with the youth welfare office, another child of the parents was reportedly placed with a foster family as a precautionary measure.
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- Following the suspicions of criminality, the local court in Memmingen issued a warrant of arrest for the 42-year-old father, who is under suspicion of manslaughter in the death of his six-month-old daughter in Swabia.
- The investigation into the death of the infant, which occurred two weeks ago on Sunday in Mindelheim, has led to the arrest of the father, as the initial suspicion against both parents was further confirmed.
- Despite the arrest warrant and the charges of manslaughter, the 42-year-old father remained silent when he was brought before a judge in Bavaria, having reportedly suffered from a shaking trauma.
- While the cause of the infant's severe brain injuries and the extent of involvement of both parents remain under investigation, the child's younger sibling was removed as a precautionary measure by the youth welfare office and placed with a foster family.
- The police in Swabia are continuing to cooperate with investigators and the autopsy results have indicated that the infant likely died from external violence, most likely in the form of violent shaking.
- This tragic event in Mindelheim has sparked an ongoing debate in Bavaria and beyond, with calls for increased measures to protect children from criminality and violence, and for increased support for families dealing with trauma.
Source: www.stern.de
