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Banking heir 'probably strangled or drowned'

The 11-year-old heir to one of Germany’s oldest banking fortunes who was kidnapped and found dead in a lake was probably strangled or drowned, prosecutors said today.

Banking heir 'probably strangled or drowned'

Wed, 02 Oct, 2002 - 14:32

The 11-year-old heir to one of Germany’s oldest banking fortunes who was kidnapped and found dead in a lake was probably strangled or drowned, prosecutors said today.

Police have arrested a 27-year-old law student for the abduction and murder of Jakob von Metzler.

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