Neuschwanstein: US man held after fatal attack at German castle

A 21-year-old pistillate has died aft she was attacked and thrown from a elevation astatine the historical Neuschwanstein Castle successful confederate Germany connected Wednesday.

Prosecutors said the women - who has not been named - died overnight aft she was shoved 50 metres into a gorge.

Her friend, a 22-year aged woman, remains successful infirmary with superior injuries aft she was besides pushed erstwhile she attempted to halt the assailant.

Police said they person detained a US antheral successful transportation with the attack.

The 30-year-old tourist, who has not been named by police, initially fled the scene, officers said.

He was aboriginal detained connected Wednesday aft a monolithic constabulary manhunt involving much than 25 vehicles and was taken to a constabulary presumption successful adjacent Fuessen successful Bavaria state.

In a statement, constabulary said they believed the antheral met the women - who German media reported were some American citizens - connected a way adjacent the Marienbrücke bridge. The spot is simply a fashionable viewpoint utilized by tourists to presumption the castle.

He past led them to a hidden trail, connected the pretext that the mode to the span was hard to navigate, earlier attacking the 21-year aged woman.

"When the 22-year-old wanted to intervene, helium choked her and past pushed her down a steep slope," Bavarian constabulary said successful a statement.

Officers said that "an attempted intersexual offence to the detriment of the 21-year-old indispensable beryllium assumed".

"He past pushed her down the slope, wherever she came to remainder astir 50 meters adjacent to her friend," they added.

The 21-year-old pistillate was taken to infirmary by helicopter, but aboriginal died from her injuries. Her friend, who is said to beryllium successful a superior condition, was responsive erstwhile recovered by police.

The antheral appeared astatine the Kempten District Court connected Thursday, wherever the investigating justice issued an apprehension warrant and the antheral was remanded into custody.

Senior nationalist authoritative Thomas Hormann told reporters that the probe into the incidental was conscionable beginning.

Neuschwanstein is 1 of Germany's astir fashionable tourer attractions. More than 1.3 cardinal radical sojourn the tract annually, according to the Bavarian concern ministry.

Sitting astir 126km (78 miles) from Munich, it was built successful the 19th period and served arsenic the main residence of the ruler's of the region.