Former Auschwitz SS guard fit for trial, German court declares

A 93-year-old former SS sergeant charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard has been declared fit for trial.

The Detmold state court said a doctor determined that Reinhold H, whose last name was not given for privacy reasons, is fit to stand trial so long as sessions are limited to two hours per day.