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Ghanaian asylum seeker in Germany admits killing in-law over family properties

The Ghanaian, whose name has been given only as Erik X, made the shocking confession to a psychiatrist in Germany.

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Erik X is facing trial in that country for allegedly raping a woman at knife point in front of his boyfriend.

He was assigned to the psychiatrist to be examined for mental illness.

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The rape incident happened in April in Bonn and it is said to have shocked Germans because of its harrowing details

After killing his brother-in-law, he fled to Germany through Italy.

Ten (10) days to the rape incident, Erik X got deportation notice from German authorities.

The lawyer of the 32-year-old Ghanaian, Martin Moersdorf, has refused to comment on both the rape incident and the murder of his in-law.

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Moersdorf said: “We discussed the case, discussed the evidence, but at the present time I advised my client not to comment on the allegation.”

The trial of Erik X is set to start on September 25.

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