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Würzburg Teen Dies After Suspected Prescription‑Opiate Use as Two Are Remanded

Prosecutors have requested an autopsy to clarify the medical cause of death.

Overview

  • Emergency crews found the 16-year-old unresponsive on Dubliner Straße on Saturday and he died in hospital on Wednesday morning.
  • Investigators say indications point to the teen and two acquaintances, aged 17 and 22, consuming prescription opiates the previous night.
  • Both acquaintances were detained and an investigative judge ordered pretrial custody on suspicion of negligently causing death by supplying narcotics.
  • Police reported no signs of external violence at the scene where the youth was discovered.
  • According to the current account, the acquaintances allegedly moved the unresponsive teen in front of a house before calling emergency services, and investigators are reconstructing the sequence of events and each suspect’s role.