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14-year-old Duisburg man murdered: friend under suspicion
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A firefighter carries a ladder to where the body of a 14-year-old girl was found
Source: dpa / Christoph Reichwein
A missing 14-year-old boy has been searched with a helicopter and dogs since Friday. On Saturday, police found her dead in a demolished building in Duisburg-Hochfeld. The autopsy revealed that she was killed. Her boyfriend is under urgent suspicion.
rehe 14-year-old found dead in a dilapidated house in Duisburg on Saturday was the victim of a crime. Police and the prosecution announced after the autopsy of the body on Sunday. The investigation revealed that the cause of death was “forceful violence to the head.” Therefore, the suspect is a friend of the same age as the girl.
The 14-year-old was involved in contradictions during his interrogation and was arrested on Sunday “on urgent suspicion.” The prosecution wants to apply to the responsible district court for an arrest warrant for murder on Monday.
According to investigators, the 14-year-old was found Saturday night in the basement of the demolished home. His 33-year-old brother reported him missing on Friday. After indications that the girl was said to have been in the abandoned house several times before, the police had also searched for her there, a police spokesman reported.
A friend of the same age was picked up in Düsseldorf.
The 14-year-old is said to have dated her boyfriend of the same age since Friday. This had been picked up by police in Düsseldorf on Friday evening after passersby reported a disoriented young man, as the police spokesman said. He also gave clues about the possible whereabouts of the girl. Police had requested a helicopter and detector dogs, but later discovered the teenager dead without these aids.
According to the information, the demolished house is located on an overgrown wasteland at a dead end. It is fenced and can hardly be seen from the outside due to the bushes. “You can go unnoticed,” the spokesman said. There are traces indicating that despite the metal fence, people have stayed there from time to time, the spokesperson said.
