The parents of murdered schoolgirl Luise Frisch have paid a heartfelt tribute to their ‘star’ daughter after she was brutally stabbed to death by two classmates. crime that shocked Germany.
Luise, 12, was found dead after disappearing last weekend following a playdate with one of her killers – named only as Luisa Halberstadt, 13, and Anna-Marie Hoffman, 12 – in Freudenberg, near Cologne.
Tribute to her in one obituary in their local newspaper they said: ‘There are no words for the unimaginable. The world stands still for us.
“You can’t see sadness, you can’t hear it, you can only feel it.”
At the top is a new photo of Luise and her date of birth – August 29, 2010 – and date of death – March 12, 2023 – is also listed.
A new photo of Luise has been released with her date of birth – August 29, 2010 – and death – March 12, 2023 – also given
Flowers and candles placed close to where Luise’s body was discovered last week
Outside her house, her parents have left a burning candle with the words: “You are now a star in the sky.”
A man who answered the door of the house told MailOnline: “We prefer not to say anything at the moment, thank you.”
Meanwhile, police sources have said new details of the crime have emerged, including how Luise was stabbed 32 times with a nail file before being pushed down a steep slope into nearby woods.
Her crazed killers also put a plastic bag over Luise’s head before one shudderingly told the other to “hit her with a rock or she’d be lying next to her.”
Police fear Luise was alive before she was thrown off the embankment and died of her injuries and the sub-zero conditions that hit the area last weekend.
An investigative source told MailOnline: ‘The act itself was appalling. Experienced officers who have been involved in many murder cases are shocked by the murder.
“Not only due to the age of the victim but also the age of the suspects – the murder weapon has yet to be found and although we initially thought it might be a knife, we now suspect it to be a nail file.”
On Saturday, a steady stream of locals came to pay tribute to Luise, leaving flowers and chocolates at a makeshift shrine on the edge of the drop.
Luisa and Anna-Maria are said to have led Luise to her death through a disused railway tunnel that leads from the village of Hohenhain – just three kilometers from Freudenberg – to the forest.
Luise Frisch was found in a wooded area near the town of Freudenberg, in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, after being stabbed more than 30 times
The girls were said to have walked through a tunnel before the fatal incident happened last week
Police fear Luise may have been alive before she was thrown off the embankment and died of her injuries and the sub-zero conditions that hit the area last weekend
Local Tom Holpel, 21, was mountain biking through the woods and stopped to pay his respects at the shrine.
He said, “It’s shocking how much it affects you. I think it is due to the age of those involved that they are still only children. I didn’t expect to be dealing with it all, but it really worries me.
“I cycle through these woods all the time and it’s been a week now, but I still can’t get it out of my head. The age of the victim and the perpetrators, what’s wrong with the world?’
Due to their age, none of the killers can be tried under German law, and officials have removed them and their families from the area for their own safety.
It’s not clear what the motive for the murder was – some reports suggested rivalry over a boy, while others said Luise reported being bullied and targeted for ‘clicking’.
It is the first time in Germany that children of such a young age have committed the murder of a victim of the same age and has been compared to the British Jamie Bulger case.
Both killers also blatantly posted videos on their TikTok profiles dancing for several hours after the murder, which has also shocked police and the local community.
The shocking social media videos came to light during an investigation by a German WELT journalist, who revealed that one of the dance videos was posted on Sunday, the day the victim – known only as Luise due to strict German privacy laws – was found.
The photo shows the Esther Bejerano Comprehensive School in Freudenberg where Luise and the two suspects attended
Luisa and Anna-Maria are said to have led Luise to her death through a disused railway tunnel leading from the village of Hohenhain
Due to their age, none of the killers can be tried under German law and officials have removed them and their families from the area for their own safety.
Comments under the girls’ alleged TikTok dance post indicate that a boy was involved.
Police have now closed the accounts of all three girls, but the profiles have been screenshotted and shared numerous times on social media.
All three girls attended Esther-Bejarano Comprehensive School and have known each other for years – even being described as ‘best friends’.
Flags at the school are flown at half-mast all week and students have been counseled and a memorial service for Luise will be held at a local church on Wednesday.
A book of condolence has been opened for her there and the service will be passed on to the school for friends and classmates, while the church is reserved for relatives only.