Magdeburg: 15-year-old convicted of murdering an ex

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Police at the site where the body was found in Aschersleben (November 2021)

Photo: Matthias Leg / dpa

A good three months after the beginning of the non-public murder trial against a now 15-year-old, the verdict was made on Tuesday at the Magdeburg Regional Court.

The second juvenile court sentenced the youth to nine and a half years for murder.

The court saw it as proven that he killed his ex-girlfriend of the same age in November 2021 as a 14-year-old in Aschersleben in Saxony-Anhalt.

According to a spokesman, the court's verdict was just under the maximum sentence, which is ten years for murder for a young person.

An appeal to the Federal Court of Justice is possible against the verdict, said the court spokesman.

The case had caused horror beyond the borders of Saxony-Anhalt.

In November of the previous year, 14-year-old Josefine was reported missing on a Thursday.

According to the police at the time, she wanted to meet her ex-boyfriend on that day to hand over personal belongings.

After that she couldn't be reached anymore.

Several days later, the girl's body was found in a garage complex in Aschersleben.

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