After a female body was found in a forest in Hesse, the police confirmed that the dead woman was a 14-year-old from Bad Emstal (Kassel district) who had been missing since Wednesday.
During the search for the 14-year-old, the body was discovered late on Thursday afternoon in the forest near the small town of Bad Emstal, the police announced late in the evening. Investigators are not ruling out a crime. At first, the cause of death was not clear. An autopsy should provide clarity today. “The autopsy of the deceased is currently underway,” said a police spokesman this morning. Third-party negligence is still not ruled out.
The area where the body was found was cordoned off. The fire department helped to illuminate the area so that the criminal investigation department and forensics department could continue their work into the night. The investigators also used a drone.
The teenager left her home around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening and had disappeared since then. Relatives therefore reported her missing on Thursday night. The officers also publicly searched for the 14-year-old at times. However, the search remained fruitless – until the body was found.
Bad Emstal is a small northern Hesse community with around 6,000 residents in four districts. It is located in the Habichtswald Nature Park, around 25 minutes by car southwest of Kassel.
