Overview

• A passerby alerted authorities to a child's body in a forest near Klein Upahl; police say it is likely the missing eight-year-old Fabian pending autopsy results.
• Police and prosecutors report evidence pointing to third-party involvement, after a multi-day search using helicopters, divers, tracking dogs and large numbers of officers and volunteers.
• On the A3 near Deggendorf, a 26-year-old motorist died when his car was crushed between two lorries, with the Regensburg-bound carriageway fully closed until about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
• On the A5 near Friedrichsdorf, a truck carrying about 16 tonnes of meat left the roadway and spilled cargo across lanes; the uninjured driver was assisted at the scene as crews maintained a partial closure for cleanup.
• Police are pursuing separate investigations including a hit-and-run by a truck driver after an A65 crash that left three people injured and an attempted murder probe after a stolen bicycle was thrown onto a moving motorhome between Nürnberg and Fürth.