Killing of nine-year-old in Saxony: suspect in custody in Germany
The nineteen-year-old girl had been missing since the 3rd of June and had been searched for for several days. Her body was found on the 11th of June in the undergrowth of a forest near Dobeln. Shortly thereafter, the Moldovan national was arrested under strong suspicion of the crime in a restaurant in the Czech capital Prague.
The Chemnitz Prosecutor's Office then filed an extradition request, which was granted by the Czech authorities. The suspect is now in a Saxon detention center, according to the Prosecutor's Office. He has not yet spoken out about the charges against him.
- The killing of the nineteen-year-old girl in Saxony, specifically in the town of Chemnitz, has sent shockwaves through the public in Germany.
- The police and the public prosecutor's office are closely investigating the case, and the suspect remains in pre-trial detention in Döbeln, Saxony.
- The Moldovan national, who is the main suspect in the girl's death, has retained his right to remain silent since his arrival in Saxony.
- The suspect's arrest in the Czech Republic was a significant breakthrough in the case, as the authorities in Saxony had been seeking his whereabouts for several days.
- It is important to note that a nine-year-old child in Chemnitz was also affected by this tragic incident, having reportedly witnessed parts of the events leading up to the killing.
