Man Arrested for Pushing Two Women from 'Cinderella Castle' in Germany

"Lured to a Cliff Saying 'Let's Go to a Place with a Good View'
Attempted Sexual Assault... 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured"

An incident occurred at a famous German tourist site known as the "Cinderella Castle," where an American man pushed two American women off a cliff. All three were American tourists.

According to major foreign media such as BBC and CNN on the 15th (local time), near Neuschwanstein Castle, located in the rocky mountains of Bavaria in southern Germany, a 30-year-old American man lured two American women aged 21 and 22 to follow him along a hidden path, saying, "I will guide you to a place with a good view." The three, all American tourists, had met near the castle two days before the incident, and the two women were reported to be friends.

Panoramic view of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany
[Photo by Reuters Yonhap News]

According to German police, when the man arrived at the nearby secluded bridge called "Marienbr?cke (Marien Bridge)," he suddenly changed his attitude and began assaulting the 21-year-old woman. Then, when the 22-year-old woman ran to save her friend, the man strangled her neck and pushed her off the steep slope, causing her to fall. The man then attempted to sexually assault the 21-year-old woman and pushed her off the slope as well, just like her friend.

The two women, lying about 50 meters apart at the bottom of the slope, were airlifted by local rescue teams to a hospital. However, the 21-year-old woman died during treatment. The 22-year-old woman was seriously injured but was reportedly able to speak when the rescue team arrived.

The suspect fled the scene but was arrested after a large-scale search involving 25 vehicles by local police. The local police stated that the man is under investigation for charges including murder, attempted murder, and attempted sexual assault.

Neuschwanstein Castle, where the incident occurred, was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the late 19th century and is also called the "Swan Castle." This castle served as the motif for Disneyland's "Cinderella Castle," and the castle image that appears at the beginning of most Walt Disney animated films is modeled after this castle. It is one of Germany's representative tourist attractions, visited by an average of more than 6,000 tourists daily.

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