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BERLIN — Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of a conservative party that has become a mainstay of Bavarian politics and sought to expand its influence across Germany, has been found dead at a Berlin hotel.

The body of Aiwanger, who was Bavaria’s deputy governor and the southern state’s economy minister, was found in his hotel room in the centre of the capital on Wednesday evening, Berlin police and prosecutors said. Prosecutors said that an autopsy carried out Thursday produced no evidence that anyone else was involved in his death.

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[–] lokalhorst@feddit.org 4 points 59 minutes ago

#thoughtsandprayers

[–] N4kt0@lemmy.zip 1 points 37 minutes ago

Was it autoerotic asphyxiation? I bet it was autoerotic asphyxiation!

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

the 55-year-old Aiwanger had planned to make a speech Wednesday afternoon at the opening of a Berlin office of his party, the Free Voters, but pulled out of the event for health reasons.

"pulled out of the event for health reasons" but apparently didnt feel the need to go to the hospital. Idiot until the end.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"Nothing a few steins of beer wouldn't fix!"

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Maß beer, please. He's Bavarian after all

[–] bad1080@piefed.social 5 points 2 hours ago
[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

This headline made me realize that "Found dead in a hotel" sounds like they were found dead in their room and probably died of a heart attack or drug overdose, whereas "Found dead at a hotel" makes it sound like they were shot and stuffed in a cleaning supply closet.

[–] tea_n_typewriters@lemmy.world 1 points 33 minutes ago

Shot twice in the back of the head and stuffed into a locked duffle bag. No foul play suspected.

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Looks like natural causes. I was not a fan of his, but 55 is way to young to keel over. He's leaving a wife and 2 kids behind

[–] SPRUNTnsfw@fedinsfw.app 29 points 3 hours ago

Any age is a good age for a Nazi to die.

[–] CrimeIsLegalNow@ani.social 2 points 2 hours ago

I don't know how well the nuance survived translation but in English there's a lot room besides natural causes involved in saying "no one else involved in his death"