American tourist Troy Bohling is set for trial today accused of rape and murder of fellow US tourist, 21, and pushing her friend, 22, off a cliff near Germany's 'Cinderella' castle as it is now claime

American tourist Troy Bohling is set to stand trial in Germany today, accused of the rape and murder of fellow US tourist Eva Liu, after luring her and her friend from a hiking trail near the famed 'Cinderella' castle in Bavaria. It said Bohling had never met the two women before bumping into them on a hiking trail with views across the castle said to be the inspiration for Disney's Cinderella castle After luring them away from a hiking trail to a vantage point he pounced on Liu and threw her to the ground where he attempted to rip her clothes off and carry out 'sexual acts', according to the statement. It said Bohling had never met the two women before bumping into them on a hiking trail with views across the castle said to be the inspiration for the one in Disney's Cinderella. Built in the 19th century by King Lugwig II, Neuschwanstein castle is one of the most visited sites in Germany, attracting over a million visitors a year The castle where Illinois university graduate Eva Liu was killed is in Bavaria close to the Austrian border A spokesman for the Kempten prosecutors said charges of murder, rape resulting in death, attempted murder with grievous bodily harm and possession of child pornography will be put before the court.