German courtroom killer gets life

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German courtroom.



The Dresden state court also ruled that 28-year-old Alexander Wiens will not be eligible for early release.



Mr Wiens admitted that he stabbed Marwa Sherbini to death at a court hearing involving them both in July.



The crime sparked outrage across the Muslim world.



Mr Wiens, a Russian-born German citizen, had argued that his action was not premeditated.



Prosecutors at the trial, which took place amid tight security, insisted that he was motivated by a hatred of non-Europeans and Muslims.