Eva Liu and Kelsey Chang have been identified as the two University of Illinois students who were attacked while hiking near Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
A university spokesperson confirmed in a statement to The Independent that Chang and Liu were shoved down into a ravine near the castle in Bavaria on Wednesday.
Liu died of injuries and Chang remains in hospital.
Police told multiple media outlets that an American national was arrested in connection to the incident. Stefan Rinke, the Mayor of Schwangau, in Bavaria, told local media that all three people involved were from the US.
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Eva Liu and Kelsey Chang were hiking near the Neuschwanstein Castle when they met the attacker, who is said to be 30 years old. He told them to follow him down a trail. The suspect then attacked Liu, as per police spokesperson Holger Stabik. Chang tried to intervene and the man choked her and pushed her down a steep slope. He also attempted sexual assault on Liu before pushing her too.
“Both had just graduated in May and should have been able to celebrate such an important accomplishment without the fear of such a tragic outcome,” the office of the university chancellor said. “Our thoughts are with Ms. Chang as she recovers and with both of their families as they grieve.”
Eva Liu was 21 years old. She received her computer science degree this year. Chang was awarded a bachelor’s in computer engineering.
Liu interned with Microsoft and was going to start full-time as a software engineer, as per her LinkedIn account.
