Lifelong prison for murderers of 14-year-old Ayleen: judgment judges!

Lifelong prison for murderers of 14-year-old Ayleen: judgment judges!

On March 3, 2025, the district court of Gießen again ordered preventive detention against Jan Heiko P. This is done in connection with his lifelong imprisonment, which was imposed due to the murder of 14-year-old Ayleen. P. was guilty in September 2023, kidnapped Ayleen, abused and then murdered. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had previously largely confirmed the conviction in August 2022, but re -negotiated the preventive detention based on a change in the law.

The new indictment against Jan Heiko P. refers to the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl and the possession of child pornographic material. On a video call with the 13-year-old, P. admitted to having masturbated. The court imposed separate punishments for this: 1.5 years for possession of child pornographic content and 2 years and 3 months for sexual abuse without physical contact. These punishments were integrated into the lifelong imprisonment, since P. was already condemned for murder, which resulted in the overall penalty. Yahoo Nachrichten reports .

justification for preventive detention

The court found that the references to Jan Heiko P.'s danger to society are still available. It is considered dangerous, does not show an intact standard of the standard and has been punishable since childhood. A psychological report diagnosed him with a dissocial personality disorder with psychopathic features. The BGH had initially lifted the preventive detention due to a changed punitive framework for an accusation, but confirmed the murder conviction.

In this context, the public prosecutor had asked for a prison sentence of 2.5 years for abuse and 1 year and 10 months for the possession of child pornography, seeing a high risk of relapse. Despite the conflicting tendency to crime, the defense called for lower punishments and announced the appeal against the judgment. It remains to be seen how the case will develop, since the preventive detention means that P. remains in custody as long as it is classified as dangerous.

background and context

Ayleen disappeared into Gottenheim in July 2022 and was found dead in a lake a week later. Jan Heiko P. was arrested on the same day when the corner was carried out. The brutal circumstances of their disappearance and the subsequent clarification of the case have triggered dismay and discussions about child and youth crime nationwide. For further information on the topic of child protection and the legal measures towards sexual offenders, a look at Destatis.de