German-Iraqi Sharaban K, who was 23 at the time of the murder in August 2022, had sought out women who looked like her on Instagram and then tried to meet them though various promises. Prosecutors say the victim, a 23-year-old woman of Algerian origin called Khadidja O, was promised free treatment at a beauty salon. She was picked up in the town of Eppingen in southern Germany and then driven, allegedly by the two accused, towards Ingolstad in Bavaria. On the way, prosecutors say the victim was