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Zella-Mehlis Killing: Trial of Four Youths Begins Jan. 8 in Meiningen

The youth chamber will hear murder-related charges with all four defendants in pre-trial custody.

Overview

  • The Landgericht Meiningen has scheduled additional hearing days through the end of February.
  • Prosecutors charge two teenage girls and two young men with bodily harm resulting in death in conjunction with murder.
  • Investigators allege the group used animal repellent spray, belts, and a tool and pursued the victim through a residential area.
  • An autopsy reported severe abuse, with drowning identified as the cause of death after the 23-year-old was found in a stream.
  • The suspects were arrested in mid-July and have been held in Untersuchungshaft since their arrests.