German court rejects appeals over killings by neo-Nazi group

Beate Zschaepe had her appeal rejected (Matthias Schrader/AP)

Germany’s highest court has rejected the appeals of three people who were convicted in one of the country’s most high-profile murder trials involving a far-right group.

The decision announced by the Federal Court of Justice confirms the life sentence given three years ago to Beate Zschaepe, the only known survivor of the National Socialist Underground.