Trial over the death of eight-year-old Fabian: Witness incriminates the defendant on the eleventh day of hearings

Witness statements in detail

At the pond itself it had been pitch dark, and the defendant had shone her phone light. The defendant had absolutely wanted to go to the pond that evening, but had stopped at the embankment while he walked down to the pond. There she had pointed to an area of the pond and said: "Da liegt was. Das ist er."

He had merely crouched down briefly. After that, he had only wanted to get away. That had been a moment of shock at the time. They had run from the pond and back to the car. In the car there was dead silence.

It was not until the following day, 14 October, that the now 30-year-old defendant informed the police. At the time, the now 30-year-old had stated that she had discovered the boy's body by chance during a walk. To the police, she said that she had discovered Fabian's body that day by chance while walking the dog at the pond near Klein Upahl.

Previous course of proceedings

According to the witness, the woman chose the route to the pond purposefully, even though there were no recognizable points of orientation in the dark. The witness further reported that the defendant had suggested on 13 October of last year that they search for Fabian.

The report from the dpa news channel is part of the daily briefing "Der Tag: Zeuge belastet Angeklagte im Fall Fabian". It is a news item directly from the dpa news channel.

The public prosecutor's office accuses the woman of killing him with six knife stabs and then setting him on fire. The defence has not publicly commented on the witness's statements so far.

Background and context of the case

The woman charged with the murder of eight-year-old Fabian has so far remained silent on the accusations. When the court intends to pronounce judgment remained unclear on the eleventh day of hearings.

The case attracted nationwide attention because a primary-school-age child became the victim of an allegedly premeditated act. Investigators say they assume that clarifying the case will take several more days of hearings.