Missing 9-Year-Old Ukrainian Girl Found Murdered in Germany

A 9-year-old Ukrainian refugee who vanished on her way to school in Germany earlier this month has been found slain, local police said Wednesday.

“We are certain that the deceased is the missing 9-year-old Valeriia… Valeriia was the victim of a crime. We are investigating murder,” Saxony Police President Carsten Kaempf told reporters at a Wednesday press conference.

Her body was reportedly found in a wooded area not far from her home in the town of Döbeln, Saxony, hidden beneath undergrowth. Frantic search efforts involving hundreds of police officers had been launched for the girl after she never showed up for school on June 3, with the last reported sighting of her that morning on her way to class.

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