Police have little doubt about the course of the violence near Neuschwanstein Castle. Two-day tourists testified as witnesses to the police, as a spokesman for the police headquarters in South/West Swabia said on Wednesday. The two were close at the time of the crime.
Neuschwanstein: American tourist suspected of murder
According to previous police findings, a 30-year-old tourist from the US pushed a 21-year-old and her girlfriend, who was a year older, into a ravine in Schwangau in the Allgäu on Wednesday last week, the woman younger later died in hospital. The arrested man is being investigated on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and sexual offence.
Witnesses support testimony of 22-year-old victim
The 22-year-old was released from hospital last Friday and told police about the crime not far from Neuschwanstein.
“There was no reasonable doubt about the descriptions of the 22-year-olds, but it is routine that all possible scenarios are examined and verified,” police spokesman Holger Stabik told BR. Even assumptions such as that the two “tripped and fell hand in hand” would be verified. Hence the call for photos or videos from the day of the crime to be made available to the police.
Autopsy evaluation is pending
After the 21-year-old’s autopsy, assessments now await ongoing investigations. This could provide answers to the question of the exact cause of death, whether there was also a sexual crime and what traces the perpetrator left on the victim. Results are not expected before the end of the week or next week.
According to a spokesman, investigators assume that the crime was accidental and that the suspect and the two women had not met before. The suspect spoke to the investigating judge about the matter. The spokesperson did not provide any information about the content of his statement.
Several dozen tips through an online portal
The police also received more than two dozen complaints about the crime through an online portal.
The investigation would take at least several weeks to complete, the spokesman said. For example, evidence from the crime scene and victims must be evaluated.