Overview

• A 31-year-old Iraqi has been placed in a psychiatric clinic under an Unterbringungsbefehl on suspicion of manslaughter after LKA tests found his DNA on the victim’s right shoulder.
• The 16-year-old died on 11 August at Friedland station in Lower Saxony, a scene initially described by police as a fatal accident from a passing freight train.
• Officers had been called about a disturbance shortly before the incident, encountered three people including the suspect, were led by him to the platform where the girl lay dead, and recorded a 1.35‰ alcohol reading as he denied involvement.
• The man’s asylum claim was rejected in December 2022, deportation to Lithuania was possible from March 2025, and a July request for detention to secure removal was denied by the Hannover district court.
• Prosecutors report prior diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and psychological abnormalities on the day, investigations continue, and police cautioned against online speculation after an AfD post raised the question of murder.