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Murder trial involving elementary school students from Güstrow Fabian's (†8) father and the defendant smile at each other in the courtroom
He and the alleged murderer seem to get along well!
When Fabian's father enters the courtroom and takes a seat, he and the defendant Gina H. smile at each other. The woman is on trial for the murder of his son. Matthias R. has to testify as a witness. But it seems that he and the defendant are getting closer again.
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Matthias R. sits leaning back on his chair with his legs crossed. He confirms to the court that Fabian was a desired child. “I cut the umbilical cord. A beautiful moment,” he remembers. Fabian was open-minded, curious and full of life, says his father.
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Fabian's mother separated from him “because I supposedly had an alcohol problem. For me, an alcohol problem is when I start in the morning and in the evening I no longer know where the front and the back are. I drank beer every evening and more on the weekends,” he explains.
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Defendant smiles during Matthias R.'s testimony.
After separating from Dorina L., Fabian's father gets together with Gina H.. She also has a son. The two boys were like brothers, says Matthias R. – he looked at old photos of the two of them a while ago. When he says this, the defendant smiles again.
The 30-year-old defendant in the Fabian case in Rostock holds a folder in front of her face in court.
Helmut Reuter/dpa, Helmut Reuter
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The father talks about how there was a phase in which he had no contact with his son at all. He confirms that Fabian had previously witnessed an argument between him and Gina H.. After that, father and son didn't see each other for a year and a half. He would not have had contact with the eight-year-old again until August 2025. Just a few weeks later the boy is dead.
During the questioning, Fabian's father suddenly makes serious accusations. He found out from the media that his son was dead. He also “had the feeling” that someone else could be behind Fabian’s murder. Matthias R. also admits that his child would not have just gone along with a stranger.
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The relationship between Gina H. and Matthias R. was apparently complicated. Fabian's father says that he felt “surveilled” because he had to report to her so often. During his relationship with Gina H., he wrote to another woman. That wasn't cheating for him. Gina H. saw it differently. The two separated at the time because Gina needed more time for herself and he needed more freedom.
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The two now seem to understand each other better again. It has just become known that Matthias R. regularly visits the defendant in prison and is supposed to look after her horses. “Of course they have very, very close contact and I also assume that there is a relationship,” explained Gina H’s lawyer in the RTL interview.
Fabian from Güstrow was missing for several days before his body was found.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Police
When the trial is briefly interrupted, Matthias R. even goes to talk to Gina H's lawyer. Prosecutor Harald Nowack then admonishes him. “We didn’t talk about his statement,” assures the lawyer. At least that's how they gave the impression, says the public prosecutor. Matthias R. then takes his place on the witness stand again.
Fabian case (†8) from Güstrow – the chronology of the crime
Fabian's mom has broken off contact with Fabian's dad
Dorina L. explained that she had now completely broken off contact with Fabian's father. The reason for this is the way he deals with the death of his son. He is said to have been partying again and visited the defendant. “I personally can't cope with that. And I don't want to have any contact either,” said Dorina L..
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Fabian's mother Dorina L. sits next to her lawyer in the courtroom in Rostock. She has to testify as a witness in the murder trial of her dead son.
RTL
The primary school student from Güstrow disappeared on October 10, 2025. Fabian stayed home sick that day and didn't go to school. When his mother came home from work, he was no longer there. After days of searching, Gina H. reported to the police on October 14th and reported that she had found a body. At the beginning of November she was arrested on strong suspicion. Now she is on trial for murder.
Sources used: own RTL research
