Vacationer dies after assault close to German fort: report

One in every of two feminine vacationers attacked by a person close to Neuschwanstein Citadel in southern Germany has died, state prosecutors say.

A 21-year-old girl died in a hospital in a single day whereas her 22-year-old companion was nonetheless in hospital with critical accidents, the BR public broadcaster reported, citing a consultant for state prosecutors in Kempten.

Prosecutors additionally stated a 30-year-old male vacationer from america is in German police custody on suspicion of homicide and tried homicide.

The suspect was introduced earlier than a Justice of the Peace on Thursday, in accordance with police.

BR cited prosecutors as saying that the ladies bumped into a person on a bridge with a view of the world-famous fort and that he led them onto a path.

BR reported {that a} scuffle ensued after the person sexually assaulted the 21-year-old.

When the 22-year-old intervened, the person strangled her and threw her 50 metres right into a ravine beneath, the report stated.

He then strangled the 21-year-old and pushed her in as effectively, BR reported.

The suspect was caught after a large police operation involving 25 emergency autos on Wednesday afternoon and brought to a police station in close by Fuessen, it added.

with DPA

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