Two children in custody over fatal stabbing of 12-year-old in Germany

Flowers and candles have been placed in a wooded area near where the body was found in Freudenberg, Germany (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)

Two children have been taken into custody over the killing of a 12-year-old girl in the town of Freudenberg, in western Germany, in a case that has shocked the country.

The girl, who was only identified by her first name Louise due to privacy reasons, went missing on Saturday after visiting a friend.