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Mysterious death of little Fabian: investigation after body was found!
Fabian from Güstrow, missing since October 10th, was found dead near Klein Upahl. Investigations into foul play are ongoing.
Mysterious death of little Fabian: investigation after body was found!
The case of eight-year-old Fabian from Güstrow, who has been missing since October 10, 2025, takes a tragic turn. On October 15th, his body was found in a forest near Klein Upahl, around 15 kilometers west of Güstrow. A walker made this gruesome discovery, triggering a wave of sadness and dismay. The public prosecutor's office and the Rostock police headquarters assume foul play, which suggests the suspicion of a crime. However, the unequivocal identification of the body is still pending, as this can only be confirmed through a forensic medical examination, as Merkur reports.
The search for Fabian began intensively on Friday afternoon when he disappeared from his mother's apartment. Several hundred emergency services combed forests, empty houses and a commercial area. However, the identity of the body was unclear until it was found, and there was no prior evidence of a crime. These assumptions have now changed dramatically. Criminalist Axel Petermann described that conclusions about a crime can be drawn from the circumstances in which the body was found, such as injuries or marks on clothing.
Mourning in Güstrow
The news of the little boy's discovery plunged the entire region into deep sadness. On the evening of October 15th, over 600 people took part in a memorial service in St. Mary's Church in Güstrow to express their grief. Originally planned as an intercession for Fabian's return, the meeting was sensitively converted into a memorial service. The boy's parents are now being looked after by specially trained medical staff as the circumstances of the loss represent an immense burden.
The investigations
The police have taken over the investigation into this serious case. There are some leads that the authorities are following up on, in particular suggestive reports about a man who approached a child near Bützow shortly before Fabian's disappearance. Petermann emphasizes that old traces and new information should be examined intensively. It also remains unclear how Fabian managed to get into the forest and why he didn't have a cell phone with him. A factor that further complicates the investigation.
The location itself was surprising, as the search operation had previously focused heavily on the area around the island lake, where corpse-sniffing dogs had arrived, but without success. It would therefore be possible that Fabian was also at the island lake before he was killed and taken away. The police and the public prosecutor's office agree: the questions are diverse and the uncertainties are great. Who was the boy? What are the family and friendship relationships? And where did the boy want to go?
These tragic events are not only a cause for sadness, they also shine a bright light on the issues of safety and protection of children. According to facts and figures, child abuse is a serious problem, especially in Germany, that cannot be ignored. More than ever, it is necessary to take action and protect children to prevent similar tragedies in the future. The tragedy surrounding Fabian will be understood as a reminder to also think about one's own values and the protection of children, as the commissioned-misuse.de vividly portrays.