Overview
- Rescue teams recovered a woman's body from the Aller after a watersport enthusiast spotted it in Hambühren on Saturday.
- Police said the victim is almost certainly the missing 25-year-old Michelle H., though formal identification is still pending.
- A preliminary autopsy found no evidence of third-party involvement and could not determine a cause of death due to the time in the water.
- Prosecutors said two stab wounds on the neck missed blood vessels and are consistent with a self-inflicted injury.
- Investigations remain open into a 46-year-old who was with her before she vanished, as police weigh earlier evidence such as a 193-meter blood trail and a blood-stained kitchen knife found in her apartment.