Stará Ľubovňa police charge man with murder of 17-year-old girl

Slovak police have charged a 20-year-old man with the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Stará Ľubovňa. The victim, identified as Michaela, disappeared from her home on the evening of Saturday, August 15, wearing only her pajamas.

Her body was discovered on Monday morning by public service workers near a group of garages, just a few hundred meters from her residence. An autopsy confirmed that her death was the result of a violent attack.

Investigators state that the victim met the suspect on Za vodou Street in Stará Ľubňa during the night. The encounter, which reportedly took place near a construction tool warehouse, ended in her death. The suspect, a man from the Sabinov district, is currently facing charges for a particularly serious crime of murder and is subject to a motion for detention.