A Syrian refugee in Germany who stabbed one man to death and seriously injured his partner because he saw them holding hands has gone on trial today.
The man, identified only as 21-year-old Abdullah AHH due to German privacy laws, is charged with one count of murder for fatally stabbing tourist Thomas L, 55, to death on the streets of Dresden in October last year.
He is also facing one count of attempted murder for attacking Thomas s partner Oliver L, 53, with a different knife but failing to kill him.
Abdullah has already admitted carrying out the attack - telling a court psychologist that his only regret is not killing both men - but his lawyers are arguing that he should be sentenced using juvenile law because he is immature.