Father knocked unconscious during robbery, child (6) climbs out of pram and drowns | Abroad

The boy – who is said to have an intellectual disability – did not survive the night. His father – a 37-year-old German living in Sankt Johann – was admitted to the local hospital with a serious head injury.

According to the Austrian police, the father probably walked with his son in the pram on the Redford-Promenade in his hometown around 4 a.m. The German often did that, his child often had trouble falling asleep and the walks had a calming effect.

An unknown perpetrator is said to have sneaked up on the father from behind and hit him on the head with a bottle. “The victim collapsed unconscious. The perpetrator then probably stole the man’s wallet and mobile phone and fled in an unknown direction,” the police said.

The 37-year-old man was found around 5:20 a.m. by a passerby who called 911. The father was still unconscious. When he came to he asked about his son. Because the police had not found the child, a search was immediately launched. Police officers, firefighters and a dog patrol were deployed.

An hour later, the boy’s body was found in the Kitzbüheler Ache river. “The child must have gotten out of the pram under its own power and fell into the river before being dragged and found dead 600 meters downstream,” a police spokesman said. to the Austrian daily newspaper Krone.

Police said no signs of violence were found on the boy’s body. The prosecutor ordered an autopsy.

The man’s cell phone and wallet were found nearby. According to the German ‘RTL’, things are missing from the wallet. A bottle was also found that may have been used by the perpetrator during the robbery.