This archive report was first published on 24 October 2019.
Kenya: 15-Year-Old Kenyan Girl Found Dead in Germany ¶
Published on October 24, 2019
A 15-year-old Kenyan girl who went missing in a Germany town last week has been found dead.
The teenager, Britney from Drewitz in Brandenburg, had reportedly quarreled with her mother before she left their home in Drewitz in Potsdam. However, it was later discovered that some information might have gotten lost in translation when the police interviewed Britney's mother.
According to the police, Britney had gotten into an argument with her mother on Monday evening, but she left home on Tuesday afternoon at 1pm. She was seen alighting from a tram at the Potsdam Central Station at 1:28 pm and meeting up with a friend around the Tram stop on Friedrich-Engels-Strasse.
Britney was last seen walking into the train station, and according to local media reports, she was 'online' for the last time on the day of her disappearance at 1.50 pm, when she was last active on WhatsApp.
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. The body was found on the same spot the coast guard had searched for two days.
Police confirmed that the body belonged to Britney, and she was still wearing the clothes she was reported missing in, blue jeans and a white T-shirt. Her monthly train ticket was still in her pocket.
Reinhold Hüpkes, the coordinator of the first responders, said, "The girl 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."
The Federal Crime Police have initiated investigations into her death, and at the moment, no suspicion of foul play has been confirmed. Potsdam's Mayor, Mike Schubert, responded with great sadness to the news of Britney's death.
"All of us in Potsdam are dismayed by the death of the young student. It is awful and sad when a young girl in our midst dies unexpectedly. It is unfortunate that our hope in finding her live has not been fulfilled. We pass our condolences to and mourn with her mom, her family and her friends," Schubert said.
