9-years-old boy abused and killed

[andi]

Boy was abused and killed

More than 100 police officers have joined a manhunt for a sex offender after he was pictured on CCTV sitting next to a boy who was later found dead.

Mounted cops, tracking dogs and a helicopter are now involved in the search for Uwe Kolbig, who was seen sitting next to nine-year-old Mitja Hofmann.

Mitja was later found in an allotment used by Kolbig near the German city of Leipzig. He had been sexually abused and strangled.

CCTV shots of him sitting next to Kolbig were taken on a tram in the city on Thursday, the day he disappeared on his way home from a day care centre.

Prosecutors say Kolbig was sentenced to two years in prison in 1998 for the attempted sexual abuse of a child.

The 42-year-old, who has a daughter, is described as "strong, cunning and highly dangerous".

Mitja's parents Gabriela, 50, and Joerg, 49, are being treated by psychologists.

They have seven other children.

Many Germans are now calling for stricter penalties for paedophiles.

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[andi]

Boy murder suspect held



A convicted paedophile hunted over the murder and suspected sexual abuse of a nine-year-old boy in Germany has been held after he threw himself in front of a tram.

The case received worldwide publicity when police in Leipzig released chilling CCTV footage of the last sighting of the pair on a bus.

The photographs showed Mitja Hoffman sitting next to Uwe Kolbig, and smiling.

Mitja's body was found last weekend in an allotment used by Kolbig.

Scores of police had used tracker dogs, helicopters and heat-seeking equipment in their massive manhunt in the east German city.

After Kolbig jumped in front of a train in a Leipzig suburb, he was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

The 43-year-old has already served two years in prison for sexually abusing children in 1998.

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[mcnass]

Many Germans are now calling for stricter penalties for paedophiles.

On the other hand there is a boring discussion about (Ex)terrorist Christian Klar .

If justice would have paid attention to a childs murder in the same way, Mitja could be still alive.

[andi]

So true. Just breaks my heart hearing of such incidents.