Berlin Wall guards acquitted of shooting

Three former East German border guards have been acquitted of shooting a 14-year-old boy as he fled across the Berlin Wall four decades ago .

Berlin Wall guards acquitted of shooting
Fri, 14 Jun, 2002 - 17:10

Three former East German border guards have been acquitted of shooting a 14-year-old boy as he fled across the Berlin Wall four decades ago .

Werner Goerlich and Arno Endter, both 65, and Heinrich Hamel, 59, were accused of the attempted manslaughter of Wilfried Tews in May 1962.

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