The motive for the act of violence in Franconia, in which a 14-year-old was killed and her mother was seriously injured, is still unclear. In addition to the suspected brother of the girl, the mother and father also refuse to testify, as a spokeswoman for the Nuremberg-Fürth public prosecutor said on Monday.
The 17-year-old is suspected of having killed his sister on January 6 in Weisendorf near Erlangen. He is also said to have attacked his mother and seriously injured him. Investigators believe the murder weapon was a knife. An autopsy on the girl revealed that she died as a result of multiple stab wounds.
Police officers found the body of the 14-year-old after witnesses screamed in the house and discovered the seriously injured 41-year-old mother outside the house. They arrested the youth near the scene of the crime. He is in custody and has not made any statements.