{
  "id": 3961836,
  "title": "Germany jails man, 81, for life over murder of tourist 30 years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/germany-jails-man-81-for-life-over-murder-of-tourist-30-years-ago",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:13:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3365634/germany-jails-man-81-life-over-murder-tourist-30-years-ago"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 81-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for the murder of an American tourist more than 30 years ago, the presiding judge at Koblenz Regional Court, Rupert Stehlin, announced on Friday. The court also found that the offence was of a particularly serious nature. In doing so, the bench concurred with the unanimous assessments of the prosecution, the representatives of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}