A woman's body was found on the Rhine dam near Hockenheim last Thursday. The identity of the dead has now been clarified and a special commission is looking for witnesses.

According to current findings, the woman died as a result of external violence. The 27-year-old had been traveling with her mother and her five-week-old daughter in the previous days. The whereabouts of the mother and daughter are currently unclear.. A passer-by discovered the dead woman last Thursday in the Rhein-Neckar district.