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Dead ten-year-olds – Three boys in the focus of the investigation
In the case of the dead ten-year-old, the police formed a special commission (symbol image). photo
© Lino Mirgeler/dpa
A girl is found lifeless in a child welfare facility in Upper Franconia. A number of things quickly point to third-party debt. Now three boys are in focus.
In the case of the dead ten-year-old girl in a child and youth welfare facility in Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, two boys aged 11 and a 16-year-old are the focus of the investigators. The German Press Agency learned this from security circles on Wednesday. “Bild” had previously reported. However, there is no concrete evidence of involvement in the crime.
Employees of the facility discovered the child lifeless in a room on Tuesday, the police headquarters in Upper Franconia and the public prosecutor’s office in Hof had previously announced.
An emergency medical team was only able to determine the girl’s death, it said. According to the police, a forensic medical examination was ordered to clarify the exact cause of death. According to initial findings, there were signs of third-party negligence in the child’s death.