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Man who raped camper while holding saw sentenced to 11 years in jail

Man who raped camper while holding saw sentenced to 11 years in jail

A 31-year-old man was found guilty of rape by a court in Bonn on Thursday and was sentenced to eleven and a half years in custody.

Mayor accuses police of ‘giving up control’ after murder in busy Cologne square

Mayor accuses police of ‘giving up control’ after murder in busy Cologne square

Germany’s most notorious hostage-taker to be released after 30 years behind bars

Germany’s most notorious hostage-taker to be released after 30 years behind bars

Child abuse victim rescued hours after police publish her picture

Child abuse victim rescued hours after police publish her picture

Prosecutors press charges over rape and murder of Freiburg jogger

Prosecutors press charges over rape and murder of Freiburg jogger

Former 'Mr Germany' on trial for shooting police officer

Former 'Mr Germany' on trial for shooting police officer

Why are refugees disproportionately likely to be suspects in sexual assault cases?

Why are refugees disproportionately likely to be suspects in sexual assault cases?

Trial starts in case of woman raped in Bonn by man wielding branch saw

Trial starts in case of woman raped in Bonn by man wielding branch saw

Axe man in Düsseldorf attack committed to psychiatric ward

Axe man in Düsseldorf attack committed to psychiatric ward

Mystery surrounds 11-year-old found tied up in south German vineyard

Mystery surrounds 11-year-old found tied up in south German vineyard

German court jails Syrian refugee over UN kidnapping

German court jails Syrian refugee over UN kidnapping

Thieves break into Berlin police HQ, make away with Nazi memorabilia

Thieves break into Berlin police HQ, make away with Nazi memorabilia

Police in southern Germany catch suspected murderer after five-day manhunt

Police in southern Germany catch suspected murderer after five-day manhunt

'Narcissistic' ex-politician admits filming sex acts was like 'collecting trophies'

'Narcissistic' ex-politician admits filming sex acts was like 'collecting trophies'

Care home workers go on trial for murdering residents 'out of boredom'

Care home workers go on trial for murdering residents 'out of boredom'

State-wide manhunt in southern Germany after man fatally shoots three

State-wide manhunt in southern Germany after man fatally shoots three

Two go on trial for brutal ‘homophobic’ murder of 1990s pop star in Berlin hostel

Two go on trial for brutal ‘homophobic’ murder of 1990s pop star in Berlin hostel

Prosecutors demand life in jail for last surviving member of neo-Nazi terror cell

Prosecutors demand life in jail for last surviving member of neo-Nazi terror cell

Defendant admits guilt in trial over rape and murder of Freiburg student

Defendant admits guilt in trial over rape and murder of Freiburg student

Two mass brawls leave eight injured in Berlin’s busy Alexanderplatz

Two mass brawls leave eight injured in Berlin’s busy Alexanderplatz

Teen admits to murdering child and school friend in case that shook Germany

Teen admits to murdering child and school friend in case that shook Germany

Ticket collectors attacked at Berlin station as crowd eggs on aggressors

Ticket collectors attacked at Berlin station as crowd eggs on aggressors

Trial starts over rape-murder of student that inflamed refugee debate

Trial starts over rape-murder of student that inflamed refugee debate

Police criticized for reaction to brutal rape of jogger in Leipzig park

Police criticized for reaction to brutal rape of jogger in Leipzig park

Murder trial starts of far-right hunter who 'tried to kill as many cops as possible'

Murder trial starts of far-right hunter who 'tried to kill as many cops as possible'

Nurse suspected of 90 murders in 'Germany's worst post-war killing spree'

Nurse suspected of 90 murders in 'Germany's worst post-war killing spree'

Judge (literally) sniffs out offender who attends court with weed hidden in sock

Judge (literally) sniffs out offender who attends court with weed hidden in sock

Italian mafia quadruples presence in Germany over less than decade

Italian mafia quadruples presence in Germany over less than decade

Nazi sect paedophile doctor handed 5-year jail term

Nazi sect paedophile doctor handed 5-year jail term

Police investigate car bombing in south Berlin

Police investigate car bombing in south Berlin

Woman flees with a stranger's baby 250 km away to Hanover

Woman flees with a stranger's baby 250 km away to Hanover

Police hunt for murder suspect who left pieces of prostitute's body around Hamburg

Police hunt for murder suspect who left pieces of prostitute's body around Hamburg

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape and murder of Chinese student

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape and murder of Chinese student

Police stage nationwide raids against child porn suspects

Police stage nationwide raids against child porn suspects

Man with diplomatic immunity accused of filming up woman's skirt during town festival

Man with diplomatic immunity accused of filming up woman's skirt during town festival

Police 'shocked' by violence as youth riot at small town fair

Police 'shocked' by violence as youth riot at small town fair

Fight over order of chips at Berlin fast-food joint leaves two in hospital

Fight over order of chips at Berlin fast-food joint leaves two in hospital

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