Valeriia case: Suspect in custody in Saxony

Nine-year-old girl killed - Valeriia case: Suspect in custody in Saxony

The suspect in the case of the nine-year-old Valeria from the Saxon town of Döbeln is in pre-trial detention. The 36-year-old is currently in a Saxon penal institution, according to the Prosecutor's Office Chemnitz. He reportedly made no statement regarding the accusation during his hearing before the investigating judge.

In the morning, Czech police handed over the Moldavian to their German colleagues at the Petrovice border crossing. He is accused of having killed the nine-year-old girl in early June. There is reportedly no evidence of sexual abuse, according to the investigators.

Valeria had disappeared spurlessly on June 3rd in the middle Saxon town of Döbeln on her way to school. Her body was found after more than a week of intensive search in the undergrowth of a forest. A national and European arrest warrant had been issued for the 36-year-old. According to media reports, he is said to be the ex-boyfriend of Valeria's mother. Czech police arrested him on June 14th in a restaurant in Prague. The exact motive for why the girl died is still unclear. The Prosecutor's Office has not yet made a statement on how the girl died.

Valeria had fled to Germany with her mother from Ukraine before the war in 2022 and attended school in Döbeln. She is now buried in her hometown of Pawlohrad in the eastern Ukraine.

1. Despite being in pre-trial detention in a Saxon penal institution, the Public prosecutor's office in Chemnitz has not revealed the exact motive behind the 36-year-old's alleged involvement in Valeria's death in Döbeln, Germany.
2. The Czech Republic played a significant role in the case, as Czech police arrested the suspect, a Moldavian national, in Prague on June 14th.
3. Prior to his arrest, the suspect had been living in the Czech Republic and was wanted in Germany due to a national and European arrest warrant issued for his involvement in the crime against Valeria in Döbeln, Saxony.
4. Despite the arrest and incarceration of the main suspect, questions about justice remain, as Valeria's body was found in a forest near Döbeln, and the investigation into her death is ongoing at the Public prosecutor's office in Chemnitz.
5. As the case continues to unfold, the children of Döbeln and the wider Saxony region are left to grapple with the tragedy, following the loss of their fellow student, Valeria.

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