German prosecutors investigate 105-year-old for crimes at Nazi PoW camp

Image source, AP Image caption, Thirty thousand Russian prisoners of war are buried at Stalag 326 in Senne

German prosecutors are investigating a man aged 105 over allegations that he was an accessory to multiple counts of murder at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in World War Two.

The suspect is alleged to have been a camp guard at Stalag 326 VI K in Senne in northwestern Germany.

A similar case had also been under way involving a second former camp guard at Senne, Dortmund public prosecutor Sonja Frodermann said in a statement.

That suspect died a few months ago at the age of 99, she said.

No further details about the two former guards have been made public, however the two cases highlight the difficulties faced by prosecutors who continue to investigate Nazi-era crimes, with most of the remaining suspects already dead.