British woman stabbed to death at Rosenheim station in Bavaria
A 31-year-old British woman was fatally stabbed on a platform at Rosenheim train station in Bavaria early Sunday. A 27-year-old German man was arrested at the scene.
British woman killed in knife attack at Rosenheim train station
A 31-year-old British woman was fatally stabbed on a platform at Rosenheim train station in Bavaria in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Irish Times reports.
The victim had flown in from London and was waiting on platform 4/5 for a night train to Salzburg, Austria, when she was attacked at approximately 12.50am. She was taken to a local hospital but died shortly afterwards.
German police arrested a 27-year-old man, identified only as Thomas A, at the scene. A police spokesman said the suspect — a German national from the Fürstenfeldbruck district, believed to be of no fixed address — was detained immediately after the attack.
"The 27-year-old German national from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck was detained immediately after the crime and still at the scene," the spokesman said.
The man appeared before a remand judge on Sunday and is being questioned by investigators. Police have said the background and motive of the attack remain unclear, and they consider it unlikely that the victim and perpetrator knew each other.
Investigators are appealing for witnesses who may have observed "an argument or physical altercation" at the station in the early hours to come forward.
The British Foreign Office confirmed its involvement. "We are supporting the family of a British woman who died in Germany and are in touch with the local authorities," a spokesman said.
Train operator Deutsche Bahn, which manages Germany's train stations, expressed condolences later on Sunday. "Our thoughts today are with the family and friends of the young woman," the company said. Deutsche Bahn added that its security personnel, who were present at the scene alongside federal police, were still in shock and would require time to process the incident, according to the German news agency dpa.
Source: Irish Times