Velbert - Nine-year old Catherine (name changed), which was thrown by an unknown assailant in einenKanalschacht, remains in intensive care of the Essen University Clinic. The little girl could not be questioned by the police. The parents are cared for by the victims of the police.
As Kriminalhauptkommissar Wolfgang Siegmund said at a press conference, the child suffered a skull-brain trauma and was therefore put into an artificial coma.
"When the girl massive and multiple injuries were found in the abdomen. As the injuries came about, is not yet clear. At present we have no evidence of a sexual crime," said Wolfgang Siegmund.
DasMädchen've probably put more hours in the pit. She had been dressed. The reason for the crime of "opening up mirnicht," said the veteran head of the homicide. Siegmund, who stressed that there is no specific reference perpetrators. "We have a young person as a witness heard. It is not a suspect at this."
The prosecution is based on a homicide. The perpetrator in the death of the girl approvingly accepted. "Nach10, 15 or 20 hours would have passed the child." Because of the starkenRegens the girl could have drowned.
It is still not conclusively determined whether the prosecutor will determine for attempted murder or attempted murder. Since between 30 and 40 kilos had been schwereGullydeckel put back on the shaft, the Täterdavon must be assumed that the child in his hopeless Lagestirbt said prosecutor Heribert Kaune-Gebhardt.
According to the investigators the girl had hovered not only because seinerVerletzungen in mortal danger. Seider by heavy rains increased water levels in the drain shaft. If the Neunjährigenicht been found so quickly, it would have "had no chance," said a visibly shattered Commissioner, who spoke of a "martyrdom" for the child. "I hope she was already unconscious before she was placed in the channel," said Siegmund.
Through the rain may have been eliminated major mark. "It has been raining heavily. The tracks are so blurred," said Siegmund, who is hoping for clues from the population.
Anyone who has seen Catherine for 17.30 clock in the vicinity of the occurrence location at the gym Tönis Heider street? Catherine was about 1.30 meters tall, wearing a rain jacket, gray pants, a black and Kaputzenpulli Chucks & flowers hearts.
References to any police station or directly by telephone: 02051 - 6110
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