Police and justice officials on Friday hoped to
provide some clarity as legal proceedings begin against a western German man
accused of killing a 9-year-old boy.
Police said residents
of the town of Herne, which lies in the western German industrial Ruhr region,
had been on edge since the Monday discovery of the boy’s body.
The alleged
killer, identified only as Marcel H in line with German privacy guidelines was
arrested on Thursday when he gave himself up after an extended manhunt.
However, multiple questions abound, including
what the suspect’s role was in the death of an as-yet-unidentified man, whose
body was found in a burnt-out building only after Marcel H alerted them to the
presence of the body.
“The suspect is expected to appear in court at
some point on Friday.
“Police have also scheduled a 4 p.m (1500 GMT)
news conference on the matter,’’ it noted.
Authorities said that the 19-year-old had given a
statement overnight to police.
Meanwhile, police
teams were working at the site of the burnt-out building, attempting to gather
forensic evidence.
Although, details of the recent events
remained unclear, local residents said they were relieved that a suspect had
been captured.
“It affected us all,’’ one 40-year-old woman, who
noted she had rearranged her shifts this week so she could escort her two
children to school herself said.
The body of 9-year-old Jaden was found stabbed
to death in a cellar belonging to a neighbour of Marcel H on Monday
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