An eleven-year-old girl was raped by a young man in the castle gardens of Neustrelitz.
According to Andreas Lins, spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office, the alleged perpetrator is already in custody. The crime took place in January.
According to senior public prosecutor Lins, the German girl received medical treatment after the incident, but is no longer in hospital.
The alleged perpetrator is said to be a man from Afghanistan who came to Germany as an unaccompanied minor refugee and most recently lived in a shelter in Neustrelitz.
The perpetrator is said to be 16 years old. Whether his age is correct, however, is being checked again, as he could also be older.
The alleged perpetrator and the victim were presumably acquainted and had apparently arranged to meet on the day of the horrific crime. Whether they knew each other via a circle of acquaintances or had seen each other before the incident is still unclear.