Binman ‘who raped ten-year-old girl in German care home first watched porn with boy, 11, who later strangled her to death’
- Daniel T. has been charged with rape and burglary but denies murdering Lena
A binman who allegedly raped a ten-year-old girl after breaking into a care home in Germany first watched porn with the 11-year-boy who strangled her, it has emerged.
The victim, identified only as Lena, was raped by suspect Daniel T., 25, during the break-in at the children’s home in Wunsiedel, Bavaria, prosecutors claim.
Daniel T. is accused of having fled after sexually assaulting the child, but prosecutors say she was later strangled to death during a violent row with an 11-year-old boy.
Now, the binman who has been charged with raping Lena after his DNA was found on her body has been revealed to have earlier drank beer and watched porn films with the unnamed 11-year-old resident – before inviting Lena to join them.
Daniel T. has apparently admitted sex charges but denied having murdered the ten-year-old girl. If found guilty of murder, the 11-year-old faces no punishment as he is under the age of criminal responsibility.
Daniel T. (left) fled after sexually assaulting the ten-year-old girl, prosecutors say
The St. Josef Child and Youth Welfare Center in Wunsiedel, Bavaria
Local media reported that Daniel T. and the 11-year-old may have known each other from stays as patients in a local hospital.
Police understand that the binman raped the 10-year-old while trying to steal from the children’s home.
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Her body was found the next morning by a member of staff at the St. Josef Children and Youth Welfare Centre on April 4, 2023.
Tragically, Lena was only staying at the home for a few weeks while a court decided on whether she could live with her father.
It has been revealed she had been taken away from her family amid allegations of abuse – only to be bullied by the 11-year-old alleged to have gone on to strangle her to death.
Daniel T.’s DNA was found on her body and he has apparently admitted sex charges, but denies being involved in her murder.
He has been charged with rape and burglary.
Prosecutors explained: ‘Trace results and forensic reports led the investigators to two suspects, aged 11 and 25, one after the other.
‘After the intensive investigation, the 25-year-old is strongly suspected of having raped the ten-year-old.’
They continued: ‘With regard to the killing of the girl, the investigators and the public prosecutor assume that the 11-year-old boy killed her without the participation of the 25-year-old.
‘The 25-year-old is said to have performed sexual acts with his hands on the ten-year-old.
‘He is said to have left the facility afterwards.’
Daniel T is suspected of committing five burglaries between 2022 and 2023 and stealing construction machinery worth £13,700 (16,000 euros) from containers, which he set on fire to try to remove evidence.
Sandra B, 33, a neighbour of Lena’s father, said that the girl would have had the opportunity to have moved back with her father.
She said: ‘I’m stunned, speechless. I’m lost for words. I can’t understand why it happened like this.
‘And all that in a home where there should be supervision. Where, as a parent, you think everything is fine.’
She said that Lena was a ‘fun-loving, open-minded’ girl and loved horses and playing the piano.
She said: ‘We did a lot: went to playgrounds, carved pumpkins for Halloween, went down the water slides in the amusement park.’
A police patrol car blocks off the road to a child and youth care center in Bavaria on April 5, 2023, after a ten-year-old girl was found dead in a room at the facility the previous day
The Hof Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that the investigation is ongoing.
A private complaint has also been filed by prosecutors accusing the care home of a dereliction of duty over the apparent lack of supervision of the girl.
Lena had been admitted to the care home while her parents resolved a legal custody wrangle in court.
She had not joined other children on a skiing holiday because she was due to join her dad for Easter and was left virtually unsupervised in the care home.
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