Gina H. sentenced to life for Fabian's murder in Germany

A court in Rostock sentenced Gina H. to life in prison for the murder of eight-year-old Fabian.

Fabian disappeared from Güstrow on 10 October 2025 and was found dead four days later, stabbed and burned.

Gina H., the former girlfriend of Fabian’s father, found his body at a pond.

She said its discovery was a coincidence, while prosecutors accused her of murder; her lawyer sought an acquittal.

The court found her guilty, after a trial in which she was said to have given contradictory accounts.

Fabian’s father had ended his relationship with Gina shortly before the boy disappeared, but later supported her and visited her in prison.

The life sentence is the outcome of the trial; the available information does not say whether Gina will appeal.