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Castrop-Rauxel Teen’s Fatal Stabbing Probed as Self-Defense, Suspect Released

Investigators say the girl’s revised account aligns with forensic traces at a vacant building.

Overview

  • Police and prosecutors are treating the incident as potential self-defense, and the 17-year-old girl was released after hours of questioning.
  • An autopsy determined the boy died from a stab wound to the neck caused by a sharp object.
  • The suspect admitted she initially lied about the location, with evidence indicating the encounter occurred on a terrace of an empty building near where he was found.
  • She told investigators he became sexually aggressive, she used pepper spray, then grabbed a sharp object—possibly glass—and stabbed without intent to kill.
  • The weapon has not been recovered, and a homicide commission continues the investigation.