Luise spent Saturday with her best friend. The next day, the 12-year-old student was found dead in a forest not far from her home. killing her with…
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Luise spent Saturday with her best friend. The next day, the 12-year-old student was found dead in a forest not far from her home. Two of her friends killed her with multiple stab wounds, two girls like her aged 12 and 13. The case shocked all of Germany and the community Freudenberg, a town on the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. No word from the police on the reason for the crime: “What may be a motive for children may not be understandable for adults,” said Koblenz public prosecutor Mario Mannweiler. “What happened pulls the rug out from under your feet,” said Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst. The words of Jürgen Sues, Vice President of the local police department, are even more symbolic: “After more than 40 years of service, this case leaves me speechless.” The accused girls are so young that they cannot even be charged.
Germany, died in a forest at the age of 12: Luise killed by two girls of the same age. The girls confess: They used a knife
Revenge
Very little information was given during the press conference of the investigators conducting the investigation. The public prosecutor’s office has repeatedly emphasized the explosive nature of the case, precisely because of the age of the victim and the perpetrator. According to an indiscretion reported by Focus in the evening, the motive for the crime could be revenge for Luise teasing one of the other girls. But the only thing confirmed so far is that the two very young women confessed to the murder after interrogating and contradicting statements made by other residents in the area.
Disappear
Luise disappeared near her hometown of Freudenberg on Saturday afternoon and never returned home after visiting a friend. After a day of searching, the body was found in a forest near a bike path, across the border from Rhineland-Palatinate. The body was found two kilometers from the partner’s house, albeit in the opposite direction to the road Luise should have taken to return to her parents. It is not clear why the three girls were in this forest and if they arrived together.
The murder weapon
The murder weapon has not yet been found, but only suspected by the autopsy. According to investigators, there are no other people suspected of Luise’s death, and most importantly, no adult involvement is believed. The police had already ruled out evidence of a sexual offense yesterday. German law provides for the possibility of incriminating minors from the age of 14. It is already clear that the judiciary cannot take action against the two girls who are accused of Luise’s murder. But that doesn’t mean “that nothing is happening now,” emphasized the public prosecutor’s office. “We put the case in the hands of the juvenile authorities,” added the judge, explaining that psychologists, psychiatrists and experts had also been mobilized. The two girls are currently in a sheltered facility run by the youth welfare office.
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