An American woman was killed and another injured when a US citizen attacked them Wednesday on a road near the famous Bavarian castle Neuschwanstein, local police said Thursday.
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Police said in a statement that the 30-year-old was arrested shortly after the incident and a judge placed him in pretrial detention on Thursday.
Les deux women, aged 21 and 22, and also the American police, a croisé l’agresseur presumé sur un sentiere de randonnée Mercredi après-midi pres du chateau, construit au XIXe siècle and visité chaque année by the centaines of milliers the people.
They would walk with him to Marienbrücke, a bridge famous for its view.
The man then attempted to attack the 21-year-old woman, who had come to the aid of the other tourist. Then she was strangled and pushed into a ravine.
Seriously injured, she remains in the hospital after being tended to by the Füssen Mountain Rescue Team.
The other tourist, 21, was also pushed into the valley after a possible sexual assault attempt. She died of her injuries after being taken to the hospital.
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