14-year-old killed in Wunstorf: Judgment could be made today NDR.de – News – Lower Saxony

A maximum of ten years in prison and a possible subsequent preventive detention are in the room. The accused has had to answer to a juvenile chamber of the regional court since July. The trial is taking place behind closed doors because of the age of the accused.

14-year-old has confessed to killing his classmate

The teenager is said to have tied up his classmate and then killed him with stones. Why is unclear. The two had met on January 24th. When the victim did not return from the date, his father reported the son missing. In the course of the search, the other eighth grader is said to have confessed to the police that he had killed and hidden his classmate. The 14-year-old’s body was found on a wasteland. The autopsy determined blunt trauma as the cause of death.

Accomplice involved in killing in Wunstorf? Prosecutor determined

During the trial it became known that the public prosecutor’s office was investigating a possible accomplice. There are “indications that another young person may have been present or involved in the act,” said the spokeswoman for the Hanover public prosecutor’s office, Kathrin Söfker. The public prosecutor’s office is following up on this information. According to media reports, the 14-year-old accused testified in the murder trial that another perpetrator was involved in the murder of his classmate.

Further information

A 14-year-old allegedly committed a murder in Wunstorf. Does the judiciary reach its limits in such a case? (08/07/2023) more

The accused apparently testified that he did not plan the murder of his classmate alone. (08/07/2023) more

So far, the boy has remained silent about his motive. The victim’s parents are hoping for answers as the process progresses. (07/27/2023) more