Germany: Young Girls Alone for Days With Dead Father’s Body

A German flag is reflected in the window of the Paul Loebe building in Berlin, Germany on November 19, 2020. Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

BERLIN—Three young children in Germany spent days alone at home with their dead father’s body after he died suddenly, German media reported Tuesday.

The dpa news agency quoted police in the southern state of Bavaria as saying an aunt discovered the girls, ages 2, 3 and 4, on Sept. 17.