In Prague, police detained a man suspected of murdering 9-year-old Ukrainian Valeria. He is her mother's ex-boyfriend.
This was reported by the Czech police.
Detention of a suspect in the murder of a 9-year-old Ukrainian: what is known
It is known that the detainee — this is the ex-boyfriend of the mother of the murdered girl, a 36-year-old citizen of Moldova.
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— Today, in the center of the capital, a man was detained who was wanted on suspicion of committing a violent crime in Germany. The criminal was detained by officers of the 1st Department of the Metropolitan Police, — the message says.
It is noted that Prague police are now communicating with German colleagues to decide on further actions.
As the German publication NTV reports, a Moldovan citizen was registered at a radio point in Gyobbeln on the day of Valeria’s disappearance. It is also reported that it was filmed by a surveillance camera near Valeria's house.
According to the newspaper, the 36-year-old guy contacted his mother via messenger at about 9.40 am on the day of Valeria’s disappearance and asked for a quick response.
Murder of a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl in Germany
9-year-old Valeria came to Germany with her mother after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
June 3, 2024, the girl's mother reported her child missing after she failed to return from school.
About 100 emergency services employees, super-identifiers and volunteers were involved in the search for the Ukrainian woman.
9 June German police reported that they found 9-year-old Valeria murdered near the town of Debeln — about 3 km from the house where she lived. It was reported that at first there was almost no search there.
German law enforcement suspects two men of involvement in the crime: the mother’s ex-boyfriend and her stalker.
