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Munich Police Say Reported Robbery of 11-Year-Old Was Fabricated

Investigators now attribute the claim to an invented story linked to a school assignment.

Overview

  • Kommissariat 21 determined the alleged incident did not occur and closed the case.
  • Police withdrew public appeals for witnesses that had been issued after the October report in Bogenhausen’s Effnerstraße.
  • The case became public on October 22 when the girl’s parents filed a complaint.
  • The child had initially reported head pain, a blackout on a playground, and missing cash and a transit ticket.
  • A police spokesperson said the account was concocted partly to avoid a looming school test, and no charges will follow because she is under 14.