Ex-Nazi concentration camp secretary, 96, caught after fleeing before trial
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from on (#5Q5G6)
Irmgard Furchner, charged with aiding and abetting murder of thousands, detained several hours after absconding
A 96-year-old woman who worked as a secretary for a Nazi concentration camp commandant has been caught several hours after she absconded from her care home and missed the start of her trial in northern Germany.
Irmgard Furchner, who was 18 when she started work at Stutthof camp on the Baltic coast in Nazi-occupied Poland, was due to stand trial on Thursday on charges of aiding and abetting the murder of thousands of prisoners.
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