Police and the public prosecutor's office are continuing to investigate the killing of a seven-year-old girl
Although the 13-year-old is not of criminal age
the aim is to clarify the circumstances of the crime
said a spokesperson for the Leipzig public prosecutor's office.
The girl is physically unharmed and continues to receive psychological care in a specialist clinic
Sister alerted police after the crimeThe spokeswoman did not give any details about the younger girl's fatal injuries
The spokeswoman did not say when this would be carried out or when the first results would be available
Both the public prosecutor's office and the police spoke of a particularly tragic case
The 13-year-old is said to have stabbed her younger sister on Friday evening when their parents were not at home
The older sister is said to have alerted the police herself after the crime
Seven-year-old died in hospitalWhen police officers arrived at the apartment building in Leipzig's Kleinzschocher district
A possible murder weapon with traces has been recovered
the police have not given any details as to which stabbing weapon was involved
When the parents were informed about the crime on Friday evening
Such teams are supposed to support relatives of crime and accident victims in acute emergencies
"A tragic case""It's a tragic case," said Ricardo Schulz from the Leipzig public prosecutor's office
someone who is under the age of 14 when the crime is committed is not guilty - even in the case of serious crimes such as murder or manslaughter
This is because it is assumed that children are not yet sufficiently aware of the consequences of their actions
In cases involving children under the age of criminal responsibility
the investigating authorities are generally reluctant to provide answers about the background and details
the public prosecutor's office usually passes the case on to the youth welfare authorities
The measures taken there depend on the individual case
Psychiatric treatment for the child is conceivable
It is also possible that the parents will receive help with parenting - or that the child will be placed in a home or with a foster family for a while
the legal hurdles for separation from the parents against their will are high
Reduce the age of criminal responsibility?Recently
there have been repeated discussions about lowering the age of criminal responsibility
This was due to particularly extreme cases in which children were considered perpetrators or suspects
a 13-year-old boy allegedly killed a man of no fixed abode in Dortmund by stabbing him
Many people also remember a case in North Rhine-Westphalia: two girls
confessed to stabbing the schoolgirl to death
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