A 17-year-old from the Hof district at the time of the crime is strongly suspected of having killed her child immediately after birth. The public prosecutor’s office in Hof thus confirmed the relevant SZ information. According to the prosecution, the crime is said to have taken place on January 20th. The 17-year-old hit the body of the newborn with blunt force. According to investigators, the teenager was at least 30 weeks pregnant at the time of the crime.
The young woman was taken to a hospital after giving birth because of severe bleeding in her abdomen. There it was found that she must have given birth a short time before. Investigators found the body the night of the following day. At the request of the public prosecutor’s office, an investigating judge issued an arrest warrant against the young person on suspicion of manslaughter on January 22. She is in a correctional facility.
According to previous investigations, no one from the immediate family and circle of acquaintances of the young people knew about their pregnancy. According to the public prosecutor’s office, she was also unknown to the youth welfare office until the act. With the help of an expert, the psychological situation of the accused at the time of the crime is now to be clarified.