Overview
- On December 4, about 22 officers with technical units and metal detectors searched a previously unexamined area roughly 200–300 meters from the Klein Upahl pond.
- Investigators focused on locating crime-related items, and media reports said a black‑red cloth was secured as a potential piece of evidence.
- The Rostock prosecutor’s office says nearly 1,000 traces must be evaluated, and officials have not yet disclosed substantive results from the analyses.
- The primary suspect, reported to be the father’s ex‑girlfriend, remains in custody after the Rostock district court confirmed the arrest warrant on December 3.
- The defense contends the evidence does not justify pretrial detention and has announced a complaint to the Rostock regional court.