Body of missing man found in Vilnius district with signs of violence, abduction suspected

The body of a man reported missing last month was found in Vilnius district with signs of violent death, and a suspect has been detained on charges of kidnapping and murder, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported on Monday.

According to the Vilnius County Chief Police Commissariat, the body of the 1983-born man was discovered in a forest area on April 30. An investigation into his disappearance had been launched on April 20 after a woman reported him missing.

The woman told police the man left their home around 11:30 PM on April 14 and never returned. She last spoke to him by phone on April 15 before contact was lost. Authorities, assisted by the man’s relatives and Red Cross volunteers, conducted an intensive search.

Investigators from the Vilnius County Chief Police Commissariat’s Criminal Police Serious Crimes Division gathered evidence leading to the detention of a 1989-born suspect. The man was formally accused of unlawful deprivation of liberty with violence, and a court ordered his pretrial detention on April 30—the same day the victim’s body was found.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.