Overview
- The attack happened on August 9 when a 27-year-old woman was dragged from a sidewalk into bushes behind a former guesthouse and raped, leaving her injured.
- Police say the victim gave a detailed description that led investigators to a concrete suspect and helped secure an arrest the next evening.
- Officers arrested a 24-year-old man from Benin on August 10 and he is now held in pretrial detention under the local criminal police and prosecutor’s authority.
- Authorities deliberately kept the case from the public for nearly four weeks, saying a public witness appeal would have risked the arrest and that secrecy served victim protection.
- Reporting notes the suspect’s asylum application was rejected but is under legal challenge, which allows him to remain in Germany until the appeal is resolved and could delay any deportation decision.