Trial in Germany

Groper stabbed to death: Woman (20) charged

The public prosecutor's office does not consider the woman's behavior at Kaiserslautern central station to be self-defense.(Bild: Petair)

A 20-year-old woman who was sexually harassed by a 64-year-old man at a German train station in the summer must now stand trial. The woman fatally injured the groper with a knife during her defensive struggle. However, the public prosecutor's office does not consider this to be self-defense.

The serious assault took place at the end of June on an escalator at Kaiserslautern Central Station (Rhineland-Palatinate). The man from Eritrea suddenly grabbed the buttocks of the 20-year-old American woman. A verbal exchange ensued, which escalated completely.

Suddenly the woman pulled out a folding knife
The woman pulled out a folding knife and threatened the attacker with it. He backed away, but according to German media reports, the woman continued to attack the assailant. He held on to the hand where the knife was. In the course of breaking away, the 20-year-old stabbed the 64-year-old in the heart.

According to the public prosecutor's office, there was no intent to kill, which is why the charge is neither murder nor manslaughter, but assault resulting in death, but there was also no self-defense. A trial date has not yet been set.