/ 24 January 2005

Slain fashion designer leaves house to dog

The murdered German fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer has left his luxurious home to his beloved Yorkshire terrier Daisy, the mass market Bild newspaper reported on Friday.

The flamboyant designer named a Munich-based estate agent as the executor of his will and stipulated that Daisy could stay in his villa in the suburbs of Munich, the paper said.

Moshammer’s former chauffeur, identified only as Andreas K (44), will move in with the dog.

Daisy, who used to be Moshammer’s constant companion and sported ribbons in her hair, will be able to live in the house until her death, the report said.

An Iraqi man has been arrested and charged with murdering 64-year-old Moshammer, who was found dead at his home on January 14.

Police said the 25-year-old man, who has been in Germany since 2001, is suspected of strangling Moshammer because he refused to pay for sexual favours.

The people of Munich were paying their final respects to Moshammer on Friday as his coffin lay in a church in the city.

Known for his bouffant hairstyle and a constant fixture on the German celebrity circuit, Moshammer created clothes for celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Spanish tenor Jose Carreras. — AFP