In the case of six-year-old Leon, who was found dead in the Kitzbüheler Ache in St. Johann in Tirol at the end of August last year, the suspected father (38) must remain in custody. This was extended by two months due to the risk of committing a crime, the Innsbruck Regional Court announced.
It is still unclear when the criminal investigation will be completed. At the beginning of summer, the Supreme Court (OGH) rejected a fundamental rights complaint from the then defender of the alleged father.
The defense had filed a complaint against a decision by the Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck, according to which the 38-year-old must remain in custody. The fundamental rights complaint was directed against the reasons for detention given by the court. However, the Supreme Court rejected this in May, saying that the risk of committing the crime assumed by the Higher Regional Court or the magistrate was “not arbitrary” but rather justified and therefore not objectionable.
The robbery version was followed by arrest
It was initially believed that the case, which also made international headlines, was a robbery of the father. The man was said to have been knocked unconscious with a bottle and robbed by a stranger at night on a promenade next to the Ache. The six-year-old then allegedly got out of the stroller on his own, fell into the stream and drowned there.
The suspect has so far denied the allegations
But after months of intense investigation, during which no solid lead emerged for the alleged robber, the father was targeted and was eventually arrested on February 27. He allegedly killed the boy and faked the robbery. Concrete research results would weigh heavily on him. The 38-year-old has so far firmly rejected the allegations against him.
The next detention review will take place again in two months.
Source: Krone
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