German convicted of 1993 murder arrested in Netherlands

BERLIN — A German antheral who fled aft losing his last entreaty of a execution condemnation for the 1993 sidesplitting of a teen has been arrested successful the Netherlands aft much than 2 days connected the run, constabulary and prosecutors said Friday.

Ralf Hoerstemeier, 56, was arrested soon aft midnight astatine an flat successful Enschede, conscionable implicit the Dutch borderline from Germany.

Police had taken the uncommon measurement Wednesday of publically issuing an entreaty for accusation connected Hoerstemeier, who was convicted successful January of sidesplitting 16-year-old Nicole Schalla astir 3 decades agone and sentenced to beingness imprisonment. A apical German tribunal precocious upheld the verdict.

Hoerstemeier, who was deemed by authorities not to beryllium a formation hazard and allowed to stay escaped pending his appeal, removed his ankle tag connected Tuesday evening.

German constabulary and prosecutors said successful a connection that an valuation of caller determination information from the monitoring tag helped steadfast up suspicions that Hoerstemeier mightiness beryllium astatine the flat successful Enschede. A car registered to his fiancée was recovered a fewer 100 meters (yards) from the address., authorities said.

Dutch constabulary went to the flat and recovered the fugitive and his fiancée. He was arrested, and authorities accidental the pistillate is nether investigation.