Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany

Rosenheim police detain 27-year-old German man after woman, 31, killed outside train station early on Sunday

A man has been detained in Germany on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old British woman in Rosenheim early on Sunday morning, local authorities said.

According to Rosenheim police, the woman, who was attacked at the city’s train station, was taken to a nearby hospital where she died from serious injuries.

Federal police officers who were called to the scene detained the suspect immediately after the stabbing.

Police identified him as a 27-year-old German man from the nearby county of Fürstenfeldbruck. He was expected to be brought before magistrates on Sunday.

In line with German privacy rules, police did not release the names of the victim or the suspect and said they were still investigating the circumstances and motive behind the crime.

They asked any witnesses to come forward and asked whether anyone had seen an argument or a physical altercation at the train station between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday.