Notes - Excavation in the "Inga" missing persons case: samples for forensic medicine
Eight and a half years ago, five-year-old Inga disappeared apparently without a trace in the remote Wilhelmshof district of Stendal - now the police are investigating new clues in the case. Excavations were carried out on a private property on Thursday and were completed in the afternoon, said a spokesman for the Halle police station. A few small bones were found, explained Thomas Kramer, spokesman for the public prosecutor's office in Stendal. Several were obviously from animals, and it was not certain whether some of them were of human origin. No distinctive bones such as skulls or pelvises were found, Kramer said. Forensic examinations followed.
On Thursday, digging was carried out on the former military site with shovels and spades, and a mini-excavator was also on hand. The excavations had been started following a tip-off, about which police spokesman Ripke did not provide any further details.
At the beginning of December, the media reported on a privately organized search with special dogs in the area, which was snow-covered at the time. Several dogs had indicated that possible human remains could lie in an area near Uchtspringe, a district of Stendal, or that there could have been a dumping site there. The private investigation team wanted to pass on their findings to the police, the reports said.
Five-year-old Inga from Schönebeck near Magdeburg disappeared on May 2, 2015 during a visit with her family in the remote Stendal district of Wilhelmshof - her fate remains unknown to this day. The five-year-old was last seen while preparing a barbecue. Extensive searches using technology and sniffer dogs as well as more than 1,500 emergency personnel had led to no results. Investigators followed up more than 2000 leads and clues. Ponds were pumped out, bodies of water examined and buildings searched several times. Nevertheless, there was no trace of the girl.
In April, the Halle police station took over the evaluation and analysis of the current state of the investigation. The investigators were asked to take an unbiased look at the case, which had previously been handled by the Stendal police station. This is the implementation of a new cold-case management system initiated by Saxony-Anhalt Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang (CDU). If investigations into homicide and missing persons cases remain unsuccessful for a long time, experienced investigative teams in Saxony-Anhalt are to be called in to take a second look.
Read also:
- A clan member is punished here
- Traffic lawyer warns: Don't talk to the police!
- Will he be convicted as Jutta's murderer after 37 years?
- He also wanted to kill his cousin
- The public prosecutor's office in Stendal, led by Thomas Kramer, is awaiting the results of the forensic examinations following the excavations in the Wilhelmshof district.
- The Police in Saxony-Anhalt, specifically the Halle police station, have taken over the investigation into the five-year-old Inga's missing persons case in Wilhelmshof, which has remained unsolved for over eight years.
- The Saxony-Anhalt Interior Minister, Tamara Zieschang (CDU), initiated a new cold-case management system, bringing experienced investigative teams to reevaluate long-term homicide and missing persons cases, such as Inga's.
- The Police are investigating new clues in Inga's case, after carrying out excavations on a private property in Stendal, following a tip-off, resulting in a few small bones being discovered, some of which might be human.
- The German courts and media have closely followed the handling of the Inga case, as well as other matters related to criminality and missing persons, such as a privately organized search with special dogs in the area near Uchtspringe.
- Local law enforcement authorities in Germany, including the Police and Public Prosecutor's Office, handle a broad range of cases, including emergencies, homicides, and missing persons, with the goal of ensuring justice and protecting the public.
Source: www.stern.de
