Church youth leader accused of murder

The man suspected of murdering the heir to a Germany banking dynasty led a church youth group and headed a fan club of Frankfurt’s football team that the 11-year-old victim passionately supported, investigators said Wednesday.

Jakob von Metzler was found murdered yesterday, despite his family’s payment of €1m in ransom. Prosecutors said severe bruise marks on the boy’s throat indicate he was likely strangled, although an official cause of death is not expected until Friday.