After the killing of a ten-year-old girl in a children's home in Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, another suspect is being investigated.
Wunsiedel - A ten-year-old girl was found dead in a children's home in Wunsiedel on April 4th.
According to the police, she died as a result of trauma to the neck.
An eleven-year-old soon became the focus of investigators.
Another suspect is now under investigation.
After the death of a ten-year-old in Wunsiedel: Suspect (25) in custody
A 25-year-old German is now in custody, police and prosecutors said on Friday (April 28).
There is a suspicion of a homicide and a sex crime.
The man was arrested on Thursday.
Girl (10) killed in a children's home in Wunsiedel: 25-year-old and eleven-year-old suspected
A comparison of secured traces resulted in a match.
The man comes from the district of Wunsiedel.
He was not an employee of the children's aid facility, as the spokesman for the public prosecutor's office in Hof, Matthias Goers, told the German Press Agency.
There is also a suspicion in the case of an eleven-year-old boy who lived in the facility.
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