Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Death plunge from the museum roof

Bonn - He chose for his suicide a spectacular place: the International Museum of Art - Bonn's oldest museum and a popular postcard.
The classical building is situated on the courtyard opposite the castle Kürfürstlichen. From there, the Bonn († jumped down 33) - backwards!
The Hofgartenwiese is a popular meeting place. Also in the evening. And so there were several witnesses. They saw the 33-year-old climbed to 20.50 clock on the facade on the roof. He used the letters of the lettering "Museum of Mathematics," which is emblazoned on the doors - as he is pulled up on the first "S"!
Once at the top, he took off his sneakers, got on the railing of the round tower - and let himself fall backward to the rear. "I was called because the police did on the roof. There were still standing on his shoes ... ", said Dr. Wilfred A. Geominy by the Academic Museum of Art.
At the time, was next to a patrol car also alerted the ambulance on the spot where the ambulance was fighting for the life of the 33-year-olds. The Lebensmüde was after his first jump on the roof, then fell on the flagstones between the two staircases. Here he contracted severe injuries, where he died just two hours later in hospital.
"So far there is no evidence of a third party fault," said police spokesman Frank Piontek EXPRESS on request. "Our investigations are ongoing."
A farewell letter should not have left by the dead. As the motive for his suicide and the choice of the crime scene is unclear. According EXPRESS information unmarried Bonner had no relation to the museum.
That same evening there was also a suicide attempt. Shortly clock 20, a man (28) jumped up after an argument with his mother from the bridge on the A 555 Schlesienstraße