Moroccan Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Violent Attack on German Tourist

Last June, the 29-year-old individual had attacked a German tourist while she was jogging near the Ibn Batouta Sports Complex. The victim, in her fifties, escaped with serious neck injuries.

The fugitive’s chase had lasted less than 24 hours. The elements of the investigation, opened by the prefectural service of the judicial police, later confirmed the attempted premeditated homicide.

During the trial, the defense of the accused had pleaded extenuating circumstances under the cover of psychiatric disorders, but the request had been rejected by the Court, which retained the attempted premeditated homicide.