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Man 'sexually assaults' woman then throws her and a friend off bridge into ravine at German tourist spot - 1 dead (www.lbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] druppel@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They can't say it is sexual assault, until the person has been conficted. So they put it in quotes to indicate that is has been alleged by someone else

[–] nzodd@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

One might wonder then why the throwing woman and friend into ravine part isn't also in cover-your-ass quotes.