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Two young women were pushed down a slope near Neuschwanstein Castle.
Although he already confessed, the defendant now blames the victims.
Kempten - In the summer of 2023, an act of violence occurred near the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle, the investigation of which is still ongoing.
The two young women Kelsey C. (22) and Eva L. (21) were pushed down a slope, the latter did not survive the 50 meter deep fall.
Suspicion quickly fell on 30-year-old American Troy Philip B., against whom murder charges were brought.
The suspect was even recorded on video shortly after the crime.
In the trial at the Kempten regional court he initially made a confession, but now presented the incident completely differently.
The defendant claims he almost became a victim himself
The trial surrounding the so-called Neuschwanstein murder is keeping the international press in suspense.
The defendant faces life imprisonment followed by preventive detention.
Now the alleged perpetrator describes the course of the crime in exactly the opposite way to that presented by the prosecution.
He claimed that he had almost become a victim himself, reports the
Bild
newspaper.
The defendant was attacked by the two women.
“He assumed they were trying to push him down the slope.
He wrestled with both of them,” said investigating judge Andreas K., describing the event.
The suspect had previously agreed to the victim's descriptions, reports BR,
among others
.
He confessed to having raped one of the women and was also aware that the women's lives were in danger after their fall and that they urgently needed help.
Nevertheless, he left her behind.
The crime happened on Mariensteg in front of Neuschwanstein Castle in the summer of 2023. © Montage: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa
Act of violence near Neuschwanstein Castle: Young women pushed off a slope
However, according to Bild,
the survivor explained the incident
as follows: The alleged perpetrator is said to have wanted to show the two women a special vantage point above the Marienbrücke near Neuschwanstein Castle.
"I was leading the way, then I heard Eva screaming, 'Kelsey, call 911!'
“The attacker sat on top of her and choked her with both hands,” said the young woman.
She tried in vain to defend herself against the man, “he grabbed me by the neck and pushed my head towards the slope.
Then I fell.” She saw her friend also fall about 50 meters shortly after her own fall.
The surviving Kelsey C. initially heard nothing about the new version of the alleged perpetrator.
She did not appear in court on the second day of the trial, nor did the father of the woman who was killed.