95 year old death-camp guard not fit to stand trial

A trial in Germany of a 95-year-old former death-camp guard has been stopped due to the defendant's health problems, ending one of the last such prosecutions linked to the Holocaust.

The defendant, a German who cannot be named for legal reasons, is no longer considered to be fit to stand trial, partly due to heart problems, according to a medical report, a court in the western city of Muenster said on Monday.