Freiburg, Germany - An 18-year-old man went on trial on Wednesday for the murder of a man he suspected of raping his sister, a prosecutor in Freiburg said.
The man, who was 17 at the time, is accused of ambushing his sister’s alleged rapist in a parking lot in the town of Neuenburg am Rhein and stabbing him 23 times.
The 27-year-old victim died at the scene.
The defendant’s 48-year-old father is also on trial as an accomplice to the murder.
Two other men - aged 19 and 21 - face charges of facilitating the crime.
Local media reported that an investigation against the alleged rapist had been ongoing but that family members had managed to track him down via social media.
DPA