German police said that two children suspected of killing a 12-year-old girl found dead earlier this week are in custody, in a case that has shocked the country.
The girl, who was only identified by her first name Louise due to privacy reasons, went missing Saturday after visiting a friend. She was found stabbed to death on Sunday in a forest near a former railroad station, after a massive police search.
The two suspects, who are 12 and 13 years old, confessed to the killing, police officer Florian Locker said. Due to their youth, the two children are below the age of criminal responsibility which is 14 in Germany. They were therefore not arrested but taken into custody of a youth welfare office.The governor of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Freudenberg is located, said he was appalled by the killing.
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