An American man today admitted to charges of murder and rape after he allegedly pushed two U.S. tourists down a ravine near Germany’s Cinderella castle last year.
On Monday, Troy Bohling, 31, admitted to charges of murder, rape with fatal consequences, attempted murder, and possession of child porn at the start of his trial in Germany. He was not named locally because of the country’s privacy laws.
The attack happened on June 14 last year near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a view of Neuschwanstein castle.
Prosecutors say the defendant met by chance the two female tourists, Eva Liu and Kelsey Chang, aged 21 and 22, on a hiking path and lured them off the trail.
He attacked Liu first, attempting to undress and rape her before pushing her companion off of a slope with a 165ft drop, which caused her significant injuries.
During the course of the investigation, authorities found Bohling’s laptop and cellphone contained child pornography.
Defendants in the German legal system do not formally enter pleas to charges.
‘The defendant has committed an unfathomable crime,’ defense lawyer Philip Mueller said in a statement. The defendant, whose name hasn’t been released in line with German privacy rules, confirmed that his lawyer’s statement was correct but did not answer any questions.
A verdict in the case is expected in March.
Authorities say the women didn’t know the man before they met near Neuschwanstein. The suspect was arrested shortly after the attack.
Liu, from Naperville, Illinois and Chang, from Bloomington, Illinois, were on a European trip of a lifetime, having graduated University of Illinois.
The two recent graduates met Bohling as they visited the Neuschwanstein castle.
When Chang tried to help her, a scuffle ensued Bohling allegedly pushing her down a steep slope. She fell about 165 feet and sustained a head injury, bruises, and grazes but survived.
The suspect, from Lincoln Park, Michigan, then allegedly strangled Liu until she was unconscious and raped her, prosecutors said, before pushing her down the slope as well.
When mountain rescue workers found the two women, Chang was injured but able to talk.
The rape victim was seriously injured and taken by helicopter to hospital, where she died later that night as a result of her injuries.
Other tourists witnessed the assault and later filmed Bohling as he was led away in handcuffs by police.
Bohling photographed and filmed key scenes of the crime, German daily Bild reports.
The rescue operation and his subsequent arrest took place in front of hundreds of tourists, according to the publication.
Bohling lived with his brother Trevor in a single-story house about 20 minutes from Detroit.
Neighbors described him as ‘quiet’ and not very friendly and said the brothers were often away for long periods of time.
They assumed the pair worked in oil fields.
The brothers mostly stayed inside, only being seen outside to ‘walk their cat on a leash in the garden’, the neighbor added. ‘The family is weird.
Troy would never look you down in the eye when he came and went.
‘I’m shocked what he’s been accused of, I’m scared he may have done stuff here and no one has figured it out yet.’
In June, Mary Bohling, his mother, told Bild: ‘My son is not in Germany at all. We have to find out what happened – we won’t comment.’
Bohling attended Allen Park High School near Detroit with former classmates describing him as rather shy and inconspicuous.
Another person who only knew him briefly says that the alleged killer spent a lot of time playing the role-playing game ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ in the library in his hometown of Allen Park.
His former classmates at Allen Park High School near Detroit said he was a shy and inconspicuous boy that played in the school band and had a girlfriend.
A former friend of the alleged killer, who he had spent several summers in a camp with, said he was ‘introverted, shy, quiet and a little peculiar’ but ultimately friendly.
He said doing something like the attack in Germany would be unlike ‘the Troy he knew ten years ago.’
Court records show that in 2016 he faced a charge of embezzlement, but there was no prosecution and the matter was dropped.
Police in Kaduna State has denied the abduction of over 100 worshippers at Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The state Police Commissioner, Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu, while addressing newsmen after the State Security Council meeting described the report as “mere falsehood peddled by conflict entrepreneurs,” that want to cause chaos in the state.
He challenged anyone to list the names of the kidnapped victims and other particulars.
The commissioner of Police warned rumor mongers to desist from trying to derail the prevailing peace in the state, threatening to unleash the full wrath of the law on such merchants of falsehood.
The Chairman of Kajuru local government, Dauda Madaki, while condemning the false report, explained that when he heard the rumour of the attack, they mobilized police and other security forces to the area, Kurmin Wali, but found out that there was no attack.
According to him, “We visited the church where the so called kidnap took place, there was no evidence of the attack. I asked the village head, Mai Dan Zaria, and he said that there was no such attack.”
He added that he also called the youth leader of the area, Bernard Bona who was interviewed by pressmen that accompanied him, refuting that no such thing happened.
The chairman challenged anyone to name the people that were kidnapped, saying, “I have been waiting for this list and no one has come forward with any name.”
He alleged that the rumor of the kidnap is being sponsored by people who are not happy with the relative peace that Kajuru has been enjoying since the coming of the present administration.
He advised the people of the area to remain calm and go about their lawful businesses, stressing that they should report any suspicious movements and rumour mongers to security agents.
The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home, Sule Shauibu (SAN), explained that the CAN chairman and other religious leaders have interacted with the people of the area where the so-called kidnap occurred, saying that they found out that what was pushed out to the public was completely false.
A Nigerian man has sparked widespread reactions online after publicly calling out a Babalawo identified as Ifayemi over claims linked to the death of late Afrofuji singer Destiny Boy.
In an emotional outburst that has continued to circulate on social media, the man accused the spiritualist of giving the young singer juju he described as “too much” for his age.
Speaking passionately, the man said he is still struggling to come to terms with the singer’s death.
“Ifayemi, I have not accepted that Destiny Boy is dead. If it is true, then you are one of those who killed him. What you gave him was too much,” he said.
He alleged that many young people are dying prematurely because some Babalawos give them rituals their ages cannot handle.
The man also questioned how Destiny Boy allegedly afforded a “N30 million plus car” despite claims that he was not financially buoyant.
In his words:
“Ifayemi, I have not accepted that Destiny Boy is dead. If it is true, then you are one of those who killed him. What you gave him was too much.
They said he only did ‘IFA’, and shortly after that, he went to buy a ‘N30 million plus car’. If someone does ‘IFA’, does that mean the person wants to do money ritual? ‘IFA’ does not make one rich. When you do ‘IFA’, it is your family curses that will be washed away, but that does not mean you will have money.
After that, they will ask you what you want. Do you want money? That is when they now do rituals for you. The type of ritual you ask for is what they will do for you. But ‘IFA’ and money ritual are two different things.
If you went ahead to do something heavy, you must have passed a certain age. These days, youth deaths are becoming common because what babalawos are giving young people is too much for their age.
Ifayemi, if they later bury that boy, it is you that killed him. The juju you gave that boy was too much. They said Destiny Boy did not have money, yet he was using a ‘N30 million plus car’. How much was he even getting from his shows?
My father is also a babalawo. If you go to meet my father and say you want to do ritual, the first thing he will ask is your age. If you say you are 20 or 30-something, he will tell you he cannot do it for you because untimely death is the consequence from ‘Ajonu’, and it will beat them to death.
Can’t you see that it is accidents killing most of them? It is only this one that died while drying up alive.
Someone told me just last night that he wanted to release a new album and asked me to help promote it. I told him we should talk this morning, and now today he is dead. Me, I have not accepted that this boy is dead o.”
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A man has been left devastated after losing his savings to a failed football bet involving the Manchester City versus Manchester United.
According to reports, the man had confidently staked a large amount of money on Manchester City to defeat Manchester United.
However, the match did not go as expected, and the loss left him emotionally shattered.
In video trending on social media, the man was seeing shading tears while still at the bet shop after he had lost a huge chunk of his money.
X user,@general_somto said …
“He placed a huge bet using his savings On Manchester City to beat Manchester United and was very confident of winning. Manchester City lost, and he ended up in tears. he’s been crying ever since.”
Check out reactions below …
@tuyungNG said: “Him never hear “stake what you can afford to lose” before ?”
@mrboboskie remarked: “Don’t gamble they won’t listen, but if you must gamble, gamble with what you can afford to lose. Poor man wants to make it big”
@profff09 wrote: “The voice in the background is telling the man crying to find him small money 
… This is absolute”
@Stazingar wrote: “Gambling is a slow bleed. The house gives you a few initial wins to get you hooked and then wreck you down”
@Nigermouthpiece stated: “Crying over a bet you could never afford is pure irresponsibility. Confidence isn’t wisdom, and gambling your savings isn’t courage, it’s self-inflicted pain.”
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