Preliminary autopsy rules out foul play in Aiwanger's death

05.11.2026 16:25 HotInfo

Bavarian deputy premier and economy minister Hubert Aiwanger died at the age of 55 in a hotel room in Berlin. His body was found on Wednesday evening. The Berlin prosecutor's office announced on Thursday that, according to the preliminary autopsy result, foul play can be ruled out. Deutschlandfunk ↗

German authorities launched an investigation into the circumstances and cause of the sudden death after Aiwanger's body was discovered in a hotel in central Berlin. Police initially also examined the possibility of a third party's involvement. However, the results so far have, according to the prosecutor's office, provided no indications of a criminal act or interference by another person. teraz.sk ↗

Aiwanger was the leader of the conservative Free Voters party and held the position of deputy to the Bavarian minister-president. In the final hours of his life, he canceled several planned meetings because he was not feeling well. One of his party colleagues, who took over his duties, assumed it was a harmless illness. Welt ↗

Bavarian premier Markus Söder called his sudden death a tragedy and stated that everyone is deeply shaken by the event. Aiwanger's death has affected both the Bavarian state government and his party's leadership. TVN24.pl ↗

The investigation into the circumstances of the death continues. Authorities have not yet disclosed the exact cause of death or further details about the events that preceded it. svet.sme.sk ↗

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