Nine-year-old Kassandra from Velbert-Neviges disappears without a trace; she doesn't come home from homework supervision. The police begin to investigate and search for the girl in the small town with search dogs and helicopters. After seven hours, a search dog finally strikes. Kassandra is discovered in a drain. She is seriously injured and completely hypothermic - her body is covered in stones. She undergoes emergency surgery in hospital and falls into a coma. The evidence points to attempted murder. After a manhunt lasting several days, the man is arrested. But who the police arrest is another shock for the town and its residents: the prime suspect is a child himself and only 14 years old. He is said to have beaten Kassandra and then thrown her into the sewer shaft. Our host Riem has looked into Kassandra's case. To uncover the background, she spoke to Ulrich Löhe from the Mettmann police about the search for the nine-year-old. He also provides insights into the investigation. The lawyer Holger Boden, who represented Kassandra's family in court, also provides insights into the family's emotional state and the trial. -------- Table of contents: 0:00 Intro 0:43 The disappearance of Kassandra 2:10 The rescue 7:44 The investigation 11:47 The arrest 14:58 The trial 16:43 The motive 18:27 The verdict 19:16 The perpetrator 22:08 How is Kassandra doing today? 23:52 Conclusion ____ If you are interested in other criminal cases from NRW, follow our channel ➡️ / @lokalzeit-mo. . You can find more information about this case on Lokalzeit.de https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/verbrec... and an interesting legal dictionary in which we explain legal topics such as statute of limitations, preventive detention and court reports with lawyer Hans Reinhardt https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/verbrec... ___ We are #MordOrte, the true crime format of WDR Lokalzeit. Every Monday at 5 p.m. there is a new video here on this channel about the stories behind the most spectacular criminal cases in North Rhine-Westphalia. We are on site and talk to the people whose lives were changed forever by the crimes. Don't want to miss a video? Then subscribe to us! Do you have topic suggestions for us? Then send us an email to: [email protected] ___ Hi, I'm Riem - the new member of the MordOrte team. 🔎 But I'm actually not that new, because you may already know me from TikTok. As a host, I also deal with the MordOrte cases. True crimes have always fascinated me. In the evenings I listen to crime podcasts - and can fall asleep peacefully while doing so. I am delighted to be able to take you along with me into the true crime cases here on YouTube. It is particularly important to me not to forget the victims and their relatives and to talk to them about how they deal with their fate. ❗️ On our Lokalzeit homepage you can find more information about true crime cases from NRW and stories of people who deal with crime https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/verbrec... You can also find the legal dictionary for our true crime community by and with Hans Reinhardt here https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/verbrec... ___ Imprint: http://wdr.de/k/Impressum Data protection declaration: http://www.wdr.de/k/datenschutz Produced with ❤ and your broadcasting fee. #WDRLokalzeit