In the German city of Ingolstadt in August 2022, a woman killed her double in order to fake her own death. She, along with her 25-year-old friend, planned in advance the scenario of her disappearance due to a conflict in the family, namely, probably an unsuccessful marriage.
This case has already received the name “murder of a double”.
What is known about the murder
In preparation for the murder, the suspect created several fake accounts on Instagram and looked for women the same age as herself, and then arranged a meeting with them, making various promises.
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Prosecutors say the woman planned to run away and start a new life.
In the end, a 23-year-old beauty blogger of Algerian origin named Khadija O agreed to meet. She was promised a free procedure at a beauty salon.
On the day of the murder, Sharaban and her friend, 25-year-old Shekir K., picked up the girl from her home in the southern German city of Eppingen and then likely took her to Ingolstadt in Bavaria.
According to prosecutors, on the way the victim received 56 stab wounds and blows to the head. Shekir and Sharaban put the victim in the back seat of the car and parked it In the woods. Khadija's mutilated remains were found the next day.
At first everything went according to plan, and the Sharaban family identified the body, but the autopsy raised questions about the identity of the murdered woman. In the end, the investigation established that the victim was another person.
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According to police officers, both girls were very similar — they had long black straight hair, the same complexion, etc.
Shekira and Sharaban were detained the next day after they were spotted at a local pizzeria.
— It's not every day you come across a case like this, especially with a plot twist like this. On the day we found the body, this was unimaginable, — local police spokesman Andreas Eichele told Bild.
If the couple is found guilty, they face life in prison. They themselves deny the accusations.
