Children found the body of a woman in the schoolyard of the Marien elementary school in Recklinghausen. The 17-year-old suspect has been remanded in custody on suspicion of murder.
The victim and the suspect are said to have known each other for a long time before the crime. The homicide squad had been set up to investigate the cause of death, and an arrest warrant is issued for a suspect. The identity of the dead woman has been clarified, but prosecutors did not provide information on the time of death.