Overview
- A 29-year-old woman is in custody on suspicion of murdering Fabian, 8, after searches last week led to her arrest and a court issued a detention order.
- Authorities have not identified the suspect publicly; multiple outlets report she is the ex-girlfriend of the boy’s father, and prosecutors note she is not speaking to investigators.
- RTL says a passerby found a charred leather glove about 100 meters from the pond where the body was discovered and handed it to the broadcaster’s crew, who then turned it over to police.
- Investigators confirm the boy’s body was burned, presumably to destroy traces, and evidence suggests he was transported to the Klein Upahl site.
- Police previously searched several properties in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and seized items including a four-wheel-drive vehicle, while Fabian’s mother and her lawyer described shock and grief as the inquiry continues.