From BZ/dpa
So far it is unclear why five-year-old Anissa was killed in Berlin-Pankow. A 19-year-old was quickly targeted by investigators. He is due to appear in court shortly.
Almost six months after the violent death of a five-year-old girl in Berlin-Pankow, the suspected perpetrator is due to appear in court. The trial against the 19-year-old accused Gökdeniz A. is scheduled to begin on August 15, a spokeswoman for the Berlin Regional Court said on request. The 39th chamber admitted the charge against him and has scheduled 16 appointments so far. A verdict could therefore be pronounced on November 10th. The Berlin public prosecutor accuses the 19-year-old of manslaughter.
Investigators assume that he stabbed little Anissa. The young man himself has not yet commented on the allegations, as it was said. The motive for the crime is still unclear, the public prosecutor said when the indictment was filed.
Girl stabbed to death in February
The young man was arrested on February 21 on the edge of the Bürgerpark – a short time after the five-year-old girl who had been reported missing was found lifeless in a bush. The 19-year-old with German and Turkish nationality has been in custody since then. It is a friend of the victim’s family.
According to witnesses, on the day of the crime he was supposed to take care of the girl and her three younger siblings in a playground near the park. From there he left with the five-year-old, allegedly because the child had to go to the toilet. A little later, the 19-year-old returned alone.
Police officers looking for clues in Pankow Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa
According to the indictment, he is said to have lost sight of the girl and searched for it. After he found the child again, he allegedly killed it with several knife wounds, so the allegation. The girl died in the hospital.
Because the accused was an adolescent at the time of the crime, a juvenile chamber of the regional court is responsible for the case. In the case of suspects between the ages of 18 and under 21, the judges have the choice of whether the conviction is based on adult criminal law or juvenile criminal law. The decisive factor here is the level of development or the mental maturity of the person concerned.