Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Six-year-old boy stabbed: police arrest 14-year-old
In Pragsdorf, a cross, flowers, candles, pictures and stuffed animals were placed at the scene of the crime
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The death of a six-year-old appears to have been solved. The police arrested a 14-year-old in Pragsdorf. He is said to have stabbed the victim. A court has issued an arrest warrant.
After the violent death of a six-year-old boy in Pragsdorf near Neubrandenburg Police arrested a 14-year-old suspect. The teenager was the last person to see the victim alive on September 14th and was also entangled in contradictions during questioning, the police announced on Tuesday.
He was arrested on Tuesday morning in Pragsdorf and will now be brought before a judge on urgent suspicion, a police spokeswoman said. An arrest warrant on suspicion of manslaughter was issued this morning at the Neubrandenburg district court.
DNA traces on the knife
In addition, the examination of the knife found near the crime scene revealed that it was the instrument of the crime. According to the police, blood and fiber traces from the victim as well as DNA traces were found on the blade and handle of the knife, which can be attributed “with a very high degree of probability to the 14-year-old.” The motive is still unclear.
The six-year-old victim did not come home from playing in Pragsdorf at the agreed time on September 14th. His parents reported him missing. In the evening the child was found in the hedge at the football field with serious stab wounds. Attempts to revive it were unsuccessful.
The suspect was noticed by the police shortly after the violent act. However, a search of the family’s apartment for the murder weapon did not substantiate the suspicion at the time.