Dueling protests in German town after teen allegedly murdered by refugee"We want security," said protesters in the town of Kandel, where a young girl was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend. Town officials have spoken to DW about sentiment in the town.http://www.dw.com/en/dueling-protests-in-german-town-after-teen-allegedly-murdered-by-refugee/a-42345552Date: 28.01.2018
Author: David Martin, Elizabeth Schumacher
Protestors hold up a sign that reads "Kandel is everywhere," referring to the supposed nationwide danger posed by Germany's open migrant policyThe small German town of Kandel stood divided on Sunday as 1,000 protestors (in a town of only 8,500) gathered in the main square to stand either for or against refugees one month after a local teen was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, an Afghan asylum seeker.
Banners reading "Safety for us and our children" stood across from others saying "Stand up against racism," as tensions rose in the packed streets.
Local authorities told DW that the majority of anti-migrant demonstrators were not locals but had instead travelled from across Germany to Kandel ahead of the protest.
Fifteen-year-old Mia V. was
stabbed to death with a kitchen knife in front of a drugstore on December 27, allegedly by her former boyfriend, also 15.
Ex charged with murderThe boy arrived in Germany as an unaccompanied minor in the spring of 2016. He was moved to a juvenile care institution in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where Kandel lies. After leaving that facility in September, he was put in the care of a supervised youth living group.
According to senior prosecutor Angelika Möhlig, the boy had been in a relationship with the girl for several months before she broke up with him at the beginning of December. Both Mia and her parents had gone to the police about his harassing and threatening behavior.
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