One of the most popular tourist destinations in Germany, the renowned Neuschwanstein castle, is the scene of an attack on two women, for which the 31-year-old is being prosecuted. The accused is alleged to have pushed two fellow US tourists into a ravine close to the popular tourist attraction in the southern state of Bavaria last June. One of the women died as a result of her injuries.German prosecutors suspect the man then strangled the younger woman until she was unconscious before raping her and also throwing her down the slope.
The 22-year-old suffered serious injuries but survived. The younger woman was air-lifted to hospital by mountain rescue but later died from her injuries.
The man is charged with murder, rape resulting in death, attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and possession of child pornography, after files were allegedly found on his phone and computer.
The trial is taking place over six days at a district court in the town