Body found in Wetteraukreis: Missing 14-year-old from Baden-Württemberg is dead

Created: 07/31/2022, 06:31

By: Tobias Utz, Sebastian Richter

A body was found in the Wetterau district on Saturday.

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A body is found in the Wetterau district.

It's about a missing teenager.

The police give the first details.

Update from Sunday, July 31, 6:30

a.m.: 14-year-old Ayleen A. from Gottenheim (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district) is dead. On Saturday, a body was found in Wetteraukreis in Hesse (see initial report).

In the evening, the police in Freiburg confirmed that it was the 14-year-old.

That was the result of a forensic examination, it said.

The girl had been missing since July 21, and the police had been searching for her at full speed.

The investigative authorities want to comment on further details of the case on Monday (August 1).

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Wetteraukreis in Hesse: body found

First report from Saturday, July 30, 4:30 p.m .:

Gottenheim/Freiburg – After finding a female body in the Wetteraukreis in Hesse, the police are examining a possible connection to a missing 14-year-old girl from Gottenheim (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district).

A forensic examination of the body found on Friday should clarify the identity and cause of death of the person found, said a police spokesman in Freiburg on Saturday.

No further information was given.

Since July 21, the police have been looking for the 14-year-old with high pressure.

The teenager left her parents' house in Gottenheim around 6 p.m. and has been missing ever since.

The police had also tried with dogs and supported by a police helicopter to find the girl.

A group of investigators was specially put together to deal with the case.

(spr/tu with AFP/dpa)