The funeral service for the dead Luise from Freudenberg will take place on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The public can participate via audio stream in the auditorium of the Freudenberger Comprehensive School.
Funeral service
for
Luise
from Freudenberg who was killed: Audio stream for public at comprehensive school
Murder
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12-year-old Luise
: alleged perpetrators themselves are still children
Update from March 22, 6.45 p.m .:
After the sermon, the funeral service for the 12-year-old was followed by a song and a joint “Our Father”.
The pastor then spoke a few "words of thanks" on behalf of Luise's family, as can be seen in the live broadcast of the Ruhr Nachrichten.
“Thank you and to you who came to church today and were in the auditorium.
It's so good not to be alone," he said on behalf of the family.
She would like to thank everyone who has thought of Luise in the last few days, prayed for her and said goodbye in any way.
Special thanks also go to the emergency services, "who gave everything to find Luise in time".
They "left no stone unturned" in their search for the girl.
That gave the family hope.
"May your coming missions find a different ending."
Finally, the family also wanted to thank the police and all other emergency services who were deployed after Luise's death and who have accompanied the family since the tragic stroke of fate.
They would have made it possible for Luise's closest relatives to say goodbye "with dignity and closeness".
After about half an hour, the funeral service was largely over.
Funeral service for dead Luise (12): pastor chooses haunting sermon
Update from March 22, 6:23 p.m .:
Many classmates of the killed Luise and numerous Freudenberger citizens came together on Wednesday evening in the auditorium of their school and in the schoolyard, where there is an audio transmission of the funeral service for the twelve-year-old.
Video recordings from the Ruhr Nachrichten show many people listening to the sermon broadcast outside in front of the school building.
"The world stops turning, the ground is suddenly torn away," says the pastor about Luise's death.
He also tries to offer comfort in his sermon: "We find comfort in the firm certainty that your Luise can still do good even in her death.
What she has already done.
Total strangers suddenly approach each other, talk to each other, share their feelings.” They would stand up against the hatred together instead of fanning it further.
People who, according to the pastor, may have been strangers before.
Update from March 22, 5:45 p.m .:
The funeral service for the dead Luise (12) will begin in a few minutes.
The part of the celebration that takes place in the church is only held in the narrowest of circles.
However, the event will be broadcast via audio stream in the auditorium and in the schoolyard of the comprehensive school that Luise went to.
Local media reports of a depressing atmosphere throughout the city.
A few minutes before the start of the funeral service, the school auditorium is already filling up, reports the Ruhr Nachrichten.
Wreaths of flowers were laid in the schoolyard, and a condolence mailbox was also set up.
Many mourners have already gathered around the school grounds.
Meanwhile, the funeral service in the Evangelical Church in Freudenberg caused a real large-scale police operation.
The access roads to the part of the old town where the church is located are blocked off by official vehicles.
Update from March 22, 1:27 p.m .:
The dead Luise is commemorated with a funeral service early on Wednesday evening.
At the request of Luise's family, the funeral service should be kept short, said a police spokeswoman.
Parish pastor Thomas Ijewski will preach the sermon, the church district of Siegen-Wittgenstein announced.
Prominent guests from politics are not expected.
The police want to use a large effort to ensure that the funeral service is not disturbed.
On the grounds of the school center, citizens can also take part in the audio transmission of the funeral service.
Loudspeakers should be set up in the schoolyard for this purpose.
At the scene of the crime, which is in Rhineland-Palatinate right on the border with North Rhine-Westphalia, flowers, candles and painted stones are reminiscent of Luise.
At the weekend, many people passed by the remote spot in the forest a few kilometers from Freudenberg, stopped and put things down as a sign of their sympathy.
"Mourning and bewilderment lie on our city like a heavy burden," said the mayor of Freudenberg, Nicole Reschke.
Students and teachers at Luise's school took almost a week to talk about the events and mourn together.
The offers of the Freudenberg churches were also accepted by many people.
A book of condolences has been available in the evangelical church since the crime, emergency pastors are available for talks.
Funeral service for Luise: audio stream from the church
Update from March 22, 6:48 a.m .:
The violent death of twelve-year-old Luise from Freudenberg shocked all of Germany.
The girl was reported missing on Saturday (March 11) and her lifeless body was found in a wooded area the following Sunday morning.
Two girls have confessed to stabbing her with a knife.
Now family and friends say goodbye to her.
The funeral service will take place this Wednesday evening (March 22, 6 p.m.) without cameras in a personal circle, but there will be an audio stream from the church.
City | Freudenberg |
|---|---|
Federal State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
population | 17,677 (as of December 2021) |
place of the funeral service | Evangelical Church in Freudenberg |
Funeral service for the dead Luise (12) from Freudenberg: family and friends say goodbye
First report from March 21:
Freudenberg – The shock after the death of the murdered Luise (12) from Freudenberg is still deep.
The girl was found lifeless in a wooded area on Sunday morning (March 12, 2023).
She died of numerous stab wounds — the alleged perpetrators are still children.
A memorial service will be held for Luise in Freudenberg on Wednesday (March 22).
The public can participate in the funeral service via audio stream.
Funeral service for the dead Luise (12) from Freudenberg - the public can follow the audio stream
“There are no words to comprehend the incomprehensible.
The world stands still for us," Luise's family wrote in these two sentences in an obituary in the
Siegener Zeitung
.
In addition, she announced a memorial service for Luise for Wednesday, March 22nd.
This takes place in a personal circle in the Evangelical Church in Freudenberg.
Anyone who would like to take part in the commemoration is invited at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Esther Bejarano Comprehensive School.
An audio stream from the church is transmitted there.
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On Wednesday (March 22), family and friends will say goodbye to the dead Luise (12) from Freudenberg at a personal memorial service.
An audio stream from the church is broadcast in the auditorium of the Esther Bejarano Comprehensive School.
© Christoph Reichwein/dpa
"We ask for your understanding that the family and friends would like to accompany Luise there in peace on her last trip," said the obituary.
The police want to ensure that the memorial service takes place without disruption.
The church in Freudenberg has been open for a week so that people can mourn and pray there.
North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst also came to the church on Saturday (March 18) to sign a book of condolences.
Murder of 12-year-old Luise: alleged perpetrators themselves are children
The case of Luise who was killed is particularly shocking because the alleged perpetrators are only twelve and 13 years old.
You are still under criminal responsibility and cannot be convicted.
The two girls confessed to the crime and left Freudenberg with their families.
It is not known why the alleged perpetrators killed Luise.
In order to protect the girls' personal rights, the police only released little information about the two suspected perpetrators.
The case was passed on to the youth welfare office.
The two girls are affected by a massive wave of hate on the internet.
The girls' identities were shared on TikTok, despite police warnings.
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List of rubrics: © Christoph Reichwein/dpa
