Overview
- The alleged killing, which took place on October 10, 2025, is accused to have begun with the luring and six stab wounds of eight‑year‑old Fabian.
- In court sessions on June 4–5 judges and jurors were shown images of the burned body, heard a fire expert say about 600 milliliters of lighter fluid could produce the observed burn pattern, and listened to police‑recorded calls from the defendant.
- Forensic analysts at the Landeskriminalamt found small petroleum residues on a sleeve from the corpse and in soil at the scene that they say are consistent with liquid grill lighter.
- Investigators seized a JA!‑brand grill lighter from the defendant’s carport that the LKA reports is short by roughly 500 to 600 milliliters, and the prosecution argues the defendant’s intercepted phone remarks about a lighter in her car bolster their case while the defense says she found the body and denies guilt.
- The trial is ongoing with further witness testimony scheduled for June 9, and experts stressed that volatile accelerant traces can evaporate which helps explain why residues were found on clothing and soil rather than immediately at the open scene.