Overview
- The defense has filed a request with the Rostock district court to review pretrial detention, with a hearing due within two weeks of the filing.
- The lawyer says the case rests on indications rather than hard proof and reports that no weapon appears in the file he examined, while the suspect remains silent.
- Prosecutors have stated they know what weapon was used but have withheld details for investigative reasons.
- Fabian’s mother criticizes repeated police interviews, and her attorney says she presented a new witness who reported seeing a different potentially relevant vehicle that has not yet been questioned.
- Investigators maintain the likely crime window was Oct. 10 between 11:00 and 15:00, the autopsy indicates violent death, and scene clues such as burned grass and a charred glove are being examined, with recent appeals for tips on an unusual car.