The mother of 16-year-old Liana K., who was killed after being pushed under a train in Friedland last month, has accused the German authorities of grave failures and warned that the suspect must not escape justice.
In an interview with Junge Freiheit, she said her family had been supported by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the local CDU mayor, while officials allowed a rejected asylum seeker to remain in the country and are, in part, responsible for her death.
Police suspect a 31-year-old Iraqi man of pushing Ukrainian-born Liana to her death. His asylum application had been rejected in December 2022 under the Dublin Regulation, with Lithuania deemed his point of entry into Europe and therefore responsible for processing any asylum application.
In February 2025, the Göttingen Administrative Court dismissed his appeal and issued an enforceable deportation order. Despite this, removal never happened.
In July 2025, immigration authorities even applied for deportation detention, but the Hanover District Court rejected the request, ruling the application flawed. Weeks later, Liana was dead.
The suspect has claimed he is schizophrenic and is currently being held in a psychiatric unit. There are concerns among Liana’s family that, as has been the case with several asylum seekers who have committed criminal acts in Europe, he could avoid prison time due to his mental illness and be declared not criminally responsible for his actions.
Her mother rejected the idea that the suspect could be declared unfit to stand trial because of schizophrenia. “I’m sure he’ll escape punishment. After a ‘recovery’ in a psychiatric hospital, he can continue living without remorse and commit new crimes — knowing that next time he’ll just have to pretend to be mentally ill again.”
She recalled how police at first described the incident as an accident or suicide, a version she never believed. “Liana lived for the future. She had big goals and plans for her life,” she said. Her daughter had begun training as a dental assistant, played piano, and helped raise her younger brothers after the family fled Mariupol in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
She also pointed to the lack of CCTV at Friedland station, calling for cameras to be installed to help deter and solve future crimes.
Seeking answers, she turned to politicians. “I didn’t care which party listened to my concerns — what mattered was that I wasn’t left out in the cold. The AfD opened the door to me, listened to me, took my concerns seriously, and continues to support us to this day,” she said, also thanking the CDU and Geisleden’s mayor, Markus Janitzk,i for organizing a fundraising appeal to pay for Liana’s funeral.
“The police may have caught the suspect, but the perpetrator should not be committed to a psychiatric hospital or simply sent back to his home country. I want him to be remanded in custody and serve his sentence. I want justice,” she added.
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