Vienna (Austria) – He was acquitted of the accusation of having killed his own child: now Florian Apler (40) hunts his son Leon († 6) on his own.
“We won’t stop looking for you,” said the German fitness trainer in Friday in Wien At the presentation of his book “The Leon case“(Molden-Errag).
Apler had been accused of entering the Kitzbüheler Ache from birth to the disabled child and then faked a robbery on himself. A Court spoke him free on August 1, 2024.
In August 2024, Apler was acquitted of the accusation that his child murdered his child
Allegations against LKA levied
Unfortunately, the Tyrolean State Criminal Police Office (LKA) only determined against it and disregarded other traces. “Male individuals followed me several times in the night of August 28, 2022, but the LKA did not manage to secure corresponding surveillance camera recordings in good time,” said Apler in the Vienna press club “Concordia”.
30,000 euros reward for references to perpetrators
That’s why the father now has one Hinweisportal freigeschaltet. 30,000 euros are awarded for relevant tips. But many traces are irretrievably lost. Apler: “Male DNA was found on the rain suit of my Schnuffis on the chest area. If an unknown Leon had packed, he would have defended himself with scratching and bite. But his fingernails were not examined for male DNA. “
Apler answered questions at the press conference
Seine Defense and own reports If his family had cost several 100,000 euros, he would be entitled to a maximum of 30,000 euros in compensation after the acquittal.
Lawyer: Justice failed
His co-author, the German lawyer Volker Schütz, said: “I have known Florian since 2019. I always thought that the judicial authorities have to come up with it at some point. Justice would have failed.
The criticized authorities did not want to comment on the allegations raised in the book on Friday.