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Katja Kühne Indicates Son Died by Suicide, Citing Heartbreak as Possible Factor

Her Instagram exchange acknowledges a possible trigger without naming anyone.

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Overview

  • In an Instagram Q&A this week, Kühne for the first time indicated that her son Lucas, 18, died by suicide.
  • She said he had been suffering from heartbreak (“Liebeskummer”) and suggested it may have been a trigger, noting psychologists might call it a “Kurzschlussreaktion.”
  • Kühne emphasized that she does not want to assign blame and declined to discuss whether the girl involved apologized, citing who follows her account.
  • She described continuing grief work focused on self-healing, personal development and spirituality since his death in March 2024.
  • She continues to memorialize Lucas publicly by maintaining his Instagram and sharing a video from his remembrance site at Friedewald Radebeul, and she wrote that his absence was strongly felt at her July wedding to Marcel Sabitzer.