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Foreign man killed up to a week before body found in Danish river

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Police have identified a foreign man found dead in the Gudenåen river near Silkeborg.
  • The victim is believed to have been murdered no more than a week before his body was discovered on Monday.
  • Authorities are seeking witnesses who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area around the time of the murder.

Danish police are investigating the murder of a foreign man whose body was found in the Gudenåen river near Silkeborg earlier this week. The Midt- og Vestjyllands Police confirmed the man's identity but withheld further details, as his next of kin had not yet been notified.

The injuries are not consistent with a natural death.

— Kresten Lund BreinhildPolice commissioner and investigation leader Kresten Lund Breinhild described the injuries found on the deceased.

Investigators estimate the killing occurred at most a week before the body was discovered by a passerby on Monday afternoon. The circumstances surrounding the find, along with injuries sustained by the deceased, have led police to rule out natural causes or an accident.

Authorities are appealing for witnesses, particularly an elderly couple and a land surveyor who were in the vicinity where the body was found. The victim is described as a man, approximately 30-40 years old, 165 cm tall, slender, with short dark hair and a short beard or stubble. He was wearing light-colored shorts with vertical stripes.

There are circumstances surrounding the discovery of the man that suggest it was not an accident.

— Kresten Lund BreinhildPolice commissioner and investigation leader Kresten Lund Breinhild commented on the initial findings.

The investigation is ongoing, with police dedicating significant resources to the case. No arrests or charges have been announced.

We have the investigation at full throttle.

— Anne KirkegaardAnne Kirkegaard, a communications officer for the police, described the current status of the investigation.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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