Dead man found in wooded area near Hamburg-Rissen – Homicide commission investigates

Indications of a violent crime

According to NDR information, investigators assume that the body was only placed in the wooded area and that the actual crime scene is located elsewhere. Reportedly, the man had already been dead for a longer period and was only recently placed at the discovery site. The body of the young man shows significant injuries.

This is also supported by the fact that the location is frequently passed by cars and pedestrians – so the dead man is unlikely to have been brought there long before the discovery. The wooded area lies between the Hamburg districts of Rissen and Blankenese. In a wooded area in the Rissen district, they found a lifeless person.

To protect the evidence at the scene from rain, investigators set up pavilions and cordoned off the wooded area over a wide radius. Until late in the evening, investigators in white protective suits secured evidence. The forensic technical investigation is intended to clarify exactly what happened at the discovery site and at the suspected actual crime scene.

Evidence securing at the discovery site

There was no further information at the time of publication, the police said. Investigators are examining, among other things, when the young man died and how he came to the deposition site. The identity of the victim was also not publicly confirmed initially.

The discovery site on the edge of the Falkenstein golf course is located in a local recreation area regularly used by walkers and motorists. The secluded character of the wooded area between Rissen and Blankenese also makes it a difficult-to-survey area for the police, which complicates the investigation. Residents and passersby were questioned by police in the hours following the discovery.

Homicide commission takes over the investigation

The homicide commission is working closely with the Hamburg public prosecutor's office. Forensic technicians secured evidence at the discovery site on Thursday evening, while initial witnesses were being interviewed. The authorities did not initially disclose whether there were already concrete suspects. The police announced that further information would be released during the course of Friday.

The public was asked to report any information from the area around the Falkenstein golf course and the wooded area between Rissen and Blankenese to the police. Investigators hope that witness statements, footage from the area, and possible sightings of vehicles or persons will provide insights into the course of events. There was no further information at the time, it was said.