US woman killed during attack at Germany castle was computer science graduate at University of Illinois Eva Liu

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A university spokesperson confirmed in a statement to The Independent that Ms Chang and Liu were shoved down into a ravine near the historic Neuschwanstein Castle in the German state of Bavaria on Wednesday. Eva Liu was the fatal victim in Wednesday’s attack near the Neuschwanstein Castle, a spokesperson with the University of Illinois confirmed “The man then steered the two under a pretext to a trail that was difficult to see, which leads to a viewpoint,” Bavarian police said in a statement. “According to the current state of knowledge, an attempted sexual offence to the detriment of the 21-year-old must be assumed.” Once out of sight, the 30-year-old assailant reportedly tried to attack Liu, prompting Ms Chang to try and defend her, police said. German police arrest man accused of throwing women off bridge at castle Bavarian police said the attacker was a 30-year-old US national, DW reports.