Investigation of suspected post-war massacre yields six bodies

The excavation of a field where over a dozen Germans civilians are thought to have been murdered and buried immediately after World War Two has resulted in the discovery of six bodies. Local police investigating the event in the village of Dobronín near Jihlava say the remains have been removed for DNA identification and that the dig is now over. Local journalist Miroslav Mareš, who requested the investigation, said Thursday that he was surprised that more bodies had not been uncovered, but that he had full confidence in the work of the police. Testimonies given by the children of the alleged victims suggest that between 11 and 15 Germans were beaten to death by local Czech residents in May of 1945, just weeks after the end of the war. Police detectives opened the case as a murder investigation in September of last year.