Shock in Germany. A 14-year-old is a ‘strong suspect’ for the fatal stabbing of a six-year-old boy in Pragstdorf, Mecklenburg-Pomerania. “This is a crime of incredible brutality and brutality,” said the prosecutor characteristically.

On September 14, little Joel was found seriously injured near a soccer field, where, as it became known later, he had gone accompanied by the 14-year-old, whom he knew “from the environment of the area”, as they lived in a village of 580 inhabitants. While the parents searched for the boy, the teenager, who was considered beyond suspicion, gave false information with the aim of misleading the investigation. “We had a suspicion from the beginning, but it wasn’t enough to arrest a suspect,” prosecutor Tim Wiseman said earlier today. He said the 6-year-old succumbed to his injuries very quickly and the young boy was arrested on Tuesday and taken into custody, which he explained is considered unusual for that age. “He did not show emotion during his arrest”, Mr. Wisman noted and expressed the belief that the arrested person is the perpetrator of the crime, as there are mainly traces of DNA found on the weapon of the crime, a knife. The suspect has not yet spoken to the authorities, following the recommendation of his lawyer.

However, the aggressive behavior of the 14-year-old was already known in Pragsdorf. “We knew from the investigation that he has already behaved aggressively and to other children in the past,” said the head of the investigation Olaf Hildebrand, while clarifying that until now it had not reached the police authorities. He spoke of “a crime whose brutality and brutality is truly unprecedented”. According to BILD, a neighbor had reported to the local Youth Bureau that the 14-year-old often threatened other children with a knife asking them for money, but, he said, the answer was “there’s nothing we can do.”

The motive or circumstances of the crime remain unknown to the authorities and, as Mr. Wisman explained, it will take time, as well as a special psychiatric examination.

Both the victim’s parents and his classmates at school are already receiving psychological support.