Valkeakoski’s murder|HS compiled what was found out about the case of the 15-year-old girl who died in Valkeakoski on Sunday.
15-year-old the girl was found dead on Saturday in Valkeakoski.
The police have arrested a local man born in 2005 in connection with the case, who is suspected of murder and aggravated rape of a child. The criminal charges may become more specific during the preliminary investigation.
HS compiled what is known about the case so far.
Friends found the girl dead in the woods
The police received a report early on Saturday that a 15-year-old girl from Valkeakoski had not returned home at night.
The girl had been spending time with her friends the night before. According to Ilta-Sanomi, the victim was seen in the evening at least at a local barbecue kiosk, from where, according to his friends, he had left for his home about one and a half kilometers away.
The young people who spent the evening with the girl found the victim’s body on Saturday in the woods between the Naaka and Laiska neighborhoods and called the emergency center about it. These young people are not suspected of crimes.
The police do not say how the young people knew how to go to the right place, but they probably found their friend using a social media location service. For example, in the Snapchat application popular with young people, you can share your location information with your friends.
Locals interviewed by HS described the girl as “kind”, “warm-hearted” and “a bit of everyone’s friend”.
The suspected perpetrator is a local young man
On Sunday, the police arrested a man from Valkeakoski, born in 2005, on suspicion of manslaughter and aggravated rape of a child.
The police arrested a man under his twenties based on the information revealed during the preliminary investigation. According to Yle, there are no signs that there are more perpetrators than the man currently in custody.
According to the police, persons with a foreign background or foreigners have been linked to the murder on social media. According to the police, the suspect has no foreign background.
The police have not specified the manner or place of the murder.
There is currently no information about the motive
The police questioned the perpetrator in the early evening on Sunday, but no more detailed information about the motive of the act has been made public so far.
The police do not say whether the perpetrator and the victim knew each other, but apparently it was a surprise attack.
“We must have already said before that this is just such a random case, which is really rare. I don’t think there will be any family or relationship drama from this,” the crime commissioner Jari Kinnunen stated to HS on Sunday.
Valkeakoski commemorates the victim in many ways
On Sunday, a funeral service was held in Valkeakoski, which filled the 200-seat chapel church to the brim. The city’s youth service and organizations have offered their help to young people in dealing with the matter.
On Monday morning, all schools will hold a moment of silence in memory of the student at 10:15 a.m. A mourning flag is also organized in the city.
On Monday, the city’s middle schools will have city personnel as well as employees of student care, youth services and the parish to offer discussion help to young people.
Eyewitness observations are needed
The police are asking for eyewitness observations from people who moved in the center of Valkeakoski or in the area of Jyräänmäki and Naaka between 24:00 and 02:00 on the night between Friday and Saturday.
The exact route the girl traveled on Friday evening is not known, but it is known that she often traveled the same route in the past.
Observations can be sent to [email protected].
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