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Man Held in Berlin After Body, Believed to Be of Missing 4-Year-Old, Is Found in Car Man Held in Berlin After Body, Believed to Be of Missing 4-Year-Old, Is Found in Car
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BERLIN — Law enforcement authorities in Berlin said on Thursday that a 32-year-old man confessed to killing a 4-year-old boy whose disappearance from outside of the capital’s main refugee registration center earlier this month had raised alarms about chaotic conditions for migrants. BERLIN — Law enforcement authorities said Thursday that a 32-year-old man had confessed to killing a 4-year-old boy whose disappearance from outside the city’s main refugee registration center this month had raised alarm about chaotic conditions for migrants.
The authorities said the man, who was arrrested at his mother’s home, showed them a child’s body, which was covered in kitty litter, in the trunk of his car. The authorities said the man, who was arrested at his mother’s home, showed them a child’s body covered in cat litter in the trunk of his car.
The police said the man’s mother drew them to the house, after she called to say that her son had told her he had killed the child. The suspect, who was only identified by his age, remains in custody, but has not yet been charged. The police said the man’s mother drew them to the house, after she called to say that her son had told her he had killed the child. The suspect, who was identified only by age, was in custody but had not been charged.
The missing boy, Muhammad Januzi, was first reported missing on Oct. 1, after he was separated from his mother and siblings outside the Berlin Office of Health and Social Affairs. Several hundred people gather each day in the courtyard outside of the building to wait for an appointment to register for asylum or to receive other services. The boy, Muhammad Januzi, was reported missing on Oct. 1, after he was separated from his mother and siblings outside the Berlin Office of Health and Social Affairs. Several hundred people gather each day in the courtyard of the building to wait for an appointment to register for asylum or receive services.
The boy’s family is believed to have come to Germany several years ago from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and was not among the tens of thousands of migrants and refugees who have walked through Europe in recent months. Nevertheless, his disappearance and suspected killing gripped the capital and raised concern for the welfare of refugee children. The boy’s family is believed to have come to Germany several years ago from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and is not among the tens of thousands of migrants who have walked through Europe in recent months. Nevertheless, his disappearance gripped the capital and raised concern for the welfare of migrant children.
The case focused attention on Germany’s difficulty with processing the streams of migrants who are being transported from border areas and relocated around the country. Overall, many in Germany have expressed worries about the strain on resources throughout the country, with more than 800,000 people expected to seek asylum there this year. The case focused attention on Germany’s difficulty with processing the stream of migrants who are being transported from border areas and relocated around the country. Over all, many in Germany have expressed worries about the strain on resources throughout the country, with more than 800,000 people expected to seek asylum there this year.
An autopsy for the slain 4-year-old has not yet been completed, said Michael von Hagen, a Berlin state prosecutor. “But based on the testimony of the suspect, it is believed to be the missing 4-year-old,” he said. An autopsy of the boy has not yet been completed, Michael von Hagen, a Berlin state prosecutor, said. “But based on the testimony of the suspect, it is believed to be the missing 4-year-old,” he said.
Authorities had not yet determined a motive for the suspected killing, Mr. von Hagen said, adding they had no indication of far-right extremism or a hatred of foreigners. Authorities had not determined a motive for the killing, Mr. von Hagen said, adding they had no indication of far-right extremism or a hatred of foreigners.
An initial video showing the boy leaving the area while holding a man’s hand on the day he was reported missing helped the police and prosecutors search for the child. A video showing the boy leaving the area while holding a man’s hand on the day he was reported missing helped the police and prosecutors in their search.
This week, prosecutors released a second video showing the man walking along the street in the neighborhood near the center and offered a reward for information regarding his identity. This week, prosecutors released a second video showing the man walking in the neighborhood near the center and offered a reward for information about his identity.