Overview

• The life-size figure was reinstalled at its original plinth in front of the WDR Vierscheibenhaus in Cologne after specialist repairs.
• Unknown perpetrators set the orange fiberglass statue on fire at the end of July, damaging its side.
• Cologne police said the investigation continues and no suspect has been identified.
• WDR director Katrin Vernau, presenters Christoph Biemann and Jana Forkel, and children’s-program head Matthias Körnich welcomed the statue back.
• The 1.70‑metre figure, created in 2021 for the 50th anniversary of Die Sendung mit der Maus, received nationwide get‑well messages from fans.