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Two Girls Aged 15 and 16 Held in Zella-Mehlis Homicide Probe

Prosecutors have scheduled a detention hearing for the minors, with case details kept confidential.

Thüringen, Zella-Mehlis: An einem Brunnen in der Nähe des Fundortes einer Männerleiche wurden Blumen und eine Engelsfigur abgelegt
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Nach der Tötung eines 23-Jährigen aus dem thüringischen Zella-Mehlis sind zwei weitere Tatverdächtige festgenommen worden. Den 15 und 16 Jahre weiblichen Jugendlichen wird Mord zur Last gelegt. Zwei 19-Jährige sitzen bereits in Untersuchungshaft.
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Overview

  • On June 23, a 23-year-old man was found dead in a stream in Zella-Mehlis and an autopsy confirmed he was murdered.
  • Two 19-year-old men arrested in early July remain in pretrial detention on suspicion of the killing.
  • On July 15, investigators took two girls aged 15 and 16 into custody and presented them to a detention judge later that day.
  • All four suspects are being held as prosecutors withhold information on motives and ongoing investigative steps.
  • The victim’s funeral on July 12 drew many residents and has left the small town shaken by the violent crime.