Two children suspected of killing 12-year-old girl in Germany
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- 15 Mar 2023
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Police say the suspects - two girls aged 12 and 13 - have confessed to killing the child whose body was found in a forest in the town of Freudenberg after she had been stabbed several times.
Two children are suspected of killing a 12-year-old girl in Germany in a case which has shocked the country.
The victim, identified only as Louise due to privacy reasons, was found stabbed to death near a cycle path in a forest on Sunday following a massive police search.
Her parents had raised the alarm when she went missing a day earlier after visiting a friend.
The suspects - aged 12 and 13 - have confessed to the killing in the western town of Freudenberg, according to police.
Citing the age of the suspects, officials had refused to give any further details on their identity, gender, motive or whether they knew the victim from school, according to the Associated Press.
However, Reuters said prosecutor Mario Mannweiler had referred to the suspects as girls.
Mr Mannweiler told reporters that "we must assume that the crime was committed by two children from the (victim's) circle of acquaintances".
He also said Louise, from Freudenberg, had died due to knife wounds but no weapon has been found.
There was no evidence that anyone else was involved in the incident or that a sexual assault had taken place, Mr Mannweiler added. Read More…
