After the murder of a 12-year-old child from Freudenberg, Germany, two girls are suspected. According to dpa information, they are twelve and 13 years old. The missing 12-year-old girl was found dead on Sunday near a cycle path in Rhineland-Palatinate, right on the border with the neighboring state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
On Monday, Koblenz police and the public prosecutor confirmed that the child was the victim of a crime.
“The investigations carried out so far confirm the suspicion that the girl was the victim of homicide,” said a spokesperson for the Public Ministry. The authorities have invited a joint press conference in Koblenz for Tuesday at 13:30. Until then, no further information will be released to the public, a police spokeswoman said. The result of the dead girl’s autopsy was also expected on Tuesday.
The child was last seen on Saturday at around 5.30 pm in Freudenberg, as he was returning home from visiting a friend. When the 12-year-old boy did not return home, the search began that night with strong police and fire forces. It is still puzzling why the dead girl was not found on the way home from his girlfriend in the direction of the Freudenberger city center, but in the opposite direction, and therefore in the territory of Rhineland-Palatinate.