According to law enforcement officials, the German died on the night of Saturday, August 19, during an altercation with two Americans serving in the armed forces. The crime was committed at a fair in western Germany. Initially, the police suspected a group of four people who might be involved in the murder.
“Subsequently, suspicions about two men in this group, aged 25 and 26, were confirmed. They are US servicemen who visited the Seubrenner fair with friends. The prosecutor’s office in Trier is therefore referring the case to US prosecutors. according to the letter”. in force in NATO troops…” the police said. Law enforcement officials specified that the suspects were handed over to their American colleagues.
The mayor of Wittlich, Joachim Rodenkirch, was deeply disturbed by the bloody incident. According to him, such crimes have not occurred before in the city, the German news agency DPA reports.