Lisa never arrived at school - More than 140 police officers are looking for 13-year-olds in Berlin
The Berlin police are continuing the search for the missing Lisa T. with over 140 emergency services; the public prosecutor's office assumes a crime.
Quick Look
- 13-year-old Lisa T. from Berlin-Marzahn has been missing since Tuesday.
- The police are searching with over 140 forces, helicopters and sniffer dogs.
- The public prosecutor's office is investigating suspicion of a crime.
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Why It Matters
13-year-old Lisa T. left her house in Berlin-Marzahn on Tuesday and did not arrive at school. The case is being compared to the disappearance of 15-year-old Rebecca in 2019.
Numerous police officers have been searching for a 13-year-old missing student from Berlin-Marzahn since the morning. “There are still indications of a crime,” said spokesman for the Berlin public prosecutor Michael Petzold to the German Press Agency.
More than 140 emergency services and the homicide squad are on the move in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf area, said police spokesman Florian Nath in a video on
Several police officers gathered in the area around the girl's home in the morning and began distributing the appeal for witnesses.
The Berlin police launched an extensive search for the 13-year-old on Friday. According to the police, Lisa T. left her home on Tuesday around 7:15 a.m. to drive from Barnimplatz to her school on Sella-Hasse-Straße around 7:30 a.m. But she never got there.
During the search on Friday, a helicopter flew over the residential area with numerous prefabricated buildings and green spaces in between. Sniffer dogs were also used for the search.
The Berlin police homicide squad is asking for your help. “Who can provide information about where Lisa is currently or who saw her on the way to school that day?” On Tuesday, the police published a message with a photo of the disappearance and called for information from the public.
Lisa T. was described as 1.60 to 1.65 meters tall and slim. According to the photo, she is of Asian descent and has long dark hair. She was last dressed in a black winter jacket, a gray top, blue jeans, white sneakers and she was carrying a black backpack.
The case is reminiscent of the disappearance of 15-year-old Rebecca from the Britz district in Berlin's Neukölln district in February 2019. To date, neither she nor her body have been found. The police in Brandenburg deployed search teams with hundreds of officers, dogs, helicopters, drones, excavators, boats and divers. Cell phone data and hundreds of tips were evaluated by the police, but in vain.
The police suspect Rebecca's sister's husband of killing her. The man denies this. His defense did not comment on several requests.
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Continuation of police interviews and searches
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Open Questions
- Where is Lisa T. currently located?
- Is there concrete evidence of a perpetrator?
