US man jailed for life over rape and murder near German castle

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An American man was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday (March 11) for the rape and murder of a tourist and the attempted murder of her friend, both from the U.S., in a brutal attack near the country's most famous tourist destination. - REUTERS

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00:00 An American man has been sentenced to life in prison by a German court for the rape and

00:06 murder of an American tourist and the attempted murder of her friend.

00:12 The attack in June of last year at Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, the country's most

00:17 famous tourist destination, drew worldwide attention.

00:22 The 31-year-old tourist from Michigan, identified by the court as Troy B., befriended and then

00:28 lured the two women away from a public path with the promise of an even better vantage

00:33 point.

00:34 He then throttled and raped the 21-year-old woman and threw her 22-year-old friend down

00:40 a 330-foot ravine when she rushed to help.

00:45 The 21-year-old was tossed over the ledge after Troy B. raped her.

00:50 She died in hospital several hours later.

00:54 The court found that the strangling alone would have been fatal.

00:58 Her 22-year-old friend survived with severe injuries.

01:03 The judge noted that the crime was one of particular gravity, a finding that means the

01:08 perpetrator will not receive automatic parole after 15 years, as is the case for non-aggravated

01:15 murder.

01:16 The conviction can be appealed and Troy B. can apply to serve his sentence in the U.S.,

01:21 though his lawyers said they advised him not to do so since conditions of detention in

01:27 Germany were better.

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