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Prosecutor: Suspect in boy’s death admits to 2 killings

A police vehicle stands in front of a destroyed roller shutter that hangs from a burnt out apartment window in Herne, western Germany, Friday, March 10, 2017. German police say they have arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of killing a 9-year-old boy in the western city of Herne and posting pictures of the victim's body on the internet. Officers made the arrest after the man called from a fast food stall and reported a fire in a nearby apartment, where police later found another male body. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP) A police vehicle stands in front of a destroyed roller shutter that hangs from a burnt out apartment window in Herne, western Germany, Friday, March 10, 2017. German police say they have arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of killing a 9-year-old boy in the western city of Herne and posting pictures of the victim's body on the internet. Officers made the arrest after the man called from a fast food stall and reported a fire in a nearby apartment, where police later found another male body. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP)

By Associated Press March 10, 2017 1 min read

BERLIN (AP) – A prosecutor says the 19-year-old suspect arrested in the death of a neighbor’s boy has admitted to the killing and that of another man.

Bochum prosecutor Danyal Maibaum says the suspect made a comprehensive confession following his arrest Thursday.

Maybaum told a news conference on Friday that the suspect, Marcel Hesse, is being held on suspicion of murder.