Murder of Emilie Meng
2016 death in Denmark
Emilie Anine Skovgaard Meng (31 July 1998 – c. 10 July 2016) was a girl from Korsør, Denmark, who went missing in the early hours of 10 July 2016 from Korsør railway station after a night out with friends. Following a highly publicised search involving police and civilians, her body was discovered on 24 December 2016 in Regnemarks Bakke, Borup, Køge Municipality. A post-mortem examination determined that she had been strangled.
Philip Patrick Westh, a 32-year-old marketing manager, was charged with Meng's murder in April 2023. In June 2024, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder, along with the abduction and rape of another girl and the attempted abduction of a third.
Disappearance
Meng was last seen walking home alone on foot from Korsør Station where she and friends arrived at 4 a.m. on 10 July 2016 after a night out in Slagelse. She was expected to sing at a local church at 9:30 that morning, but never showed up. Many volunteers helped the police to look for Meng. Several tips led to three suspects, including a 33-year-old truck driver, and a 67-year-old whose house was searched five times, but they were later released.
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