Murder of Emilie Meng

Following a highly publicised search involving police and civilians, her body was discovered on 24 December 2016 in Regnemarks Bakke, Borup, Køge Municipality.

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.

On 26 December, a memorial service was held at Korsør Station attended by several hundreds of people, including the mayor of Slagelse Municipality, Stén Knuth.

[9][10] In June 2017, the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police published the results of technical examinations of a surveillance recording from Korsør Station.

The police's reconstruction of the video showed footage of an indoor corridor in addition to a view towards the station's car park the top left corner.

[11] By then, police had interrogated roughly 650 people in the case, written close to 2,000 reports and compared approximately 400,000 cars with telephone information.

[13] On 15 April 2023, at about 11:45 am local time, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in Kirkerup, Slagelse Municipality after finishing delivery of newspapers to the surrounding area.

[36][37][38] Briefly delayed, police inspector Kim Kliver announced that a 32-year-old man, shortly before the conference was to have begun, had been arrested in his house in Svenstrup, Korsør in which the missing girl was found alive and conscious.

[39][40][41][42][43] Her mother wrote, "27 hours of nightmare is over and my dearly beloved (Victim's Name) is home",[44][45] in addition to Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, expressing her gratitude.

At a press convention held by South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police on 26 April, it was announced that the 32-year-old had been charged with Meng's murder, as well as another unsolved crime in Sorø committed during November 2022.

[67] In June, Westh was found guilty of the murder of Emilie Meng and the abductions of two other girls, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Three years after her disappearance, on 22 August 2019, television station TV 2 published a documentary named Hvor er politiet?

[73] In August 2020, a true crime book titled Pigen der forsvandt (The girl who disappeared) authored by Jesper Vestergaard Larsen and Bo Nordström Weile was published by People's Press.

Street façade of Korsør Station where Meng last was seen alive photographed in 2015.
Korsør Church where Meng was buried.
Kirkerup Church near the scene of the child abduction which lead to the apprehension of Meng's suspected murderer.
Retten i Næstved ( Court of Næstved ) where legal proceedings against the 32-year-old are currently taking place.