This archive report was first published on 23 October 2019.
On October 23, 2019, a 15-year-old Kenyan girl who went missing in a Germany town last week was found dead.
Britney, from Drewitz in Brandenburg, had reportedly quarreled with her mother before she left their home in Drewitz in Potsdam, Germany, to visit some acquaintances. However, she failed to return home.
Her body was found by a man who had gone fishing along the river where her bag and personal belongings were found a day after she had disappeared.
Police confirmed that the body belonged to Britney and that she still wore the clothes she was reported missing in, blue jeans and a white T-shirt, and she still had her cell phone with her. Her monthly train ticket was still in her pocket.
According to the police, Britney had gotten into an argument with her mother and left their home on Tuesday evening at 10pm. However, it was later discovered that some information might have gotten lost in translation when the police interviewed Britney’s mother.
Using a translator, it was discovered that Britney actually left home on Tuesday afternoon at 1pm. The argument with her mother had taken place on Monday evening.
On the day of her disappearance, Britney was seen alighting from a tram at the Potsdam Central Station at 1:28 pm. At 1:37 pm, she was seen meeting up with a friend around the Tram stop on Friedrich-Engels-Strasse, then she walked into the train station, where she was last seen.
The Federal Crime Police have initiated investigations into her death and at the moment no suspicion of foul play and a final confirmation shall be made once the investigations and the autopsy have been conducted.
Potsdam’s Mayor, Mike Schubert, responded with great sadness to the news of Britney’s death.
