Asylum Seeker Who Lied He Was a Child Refugee Before Raping and Murdering Official’s Daughter Is Given Sentence

Hussein Khavari , convicted of raping and killing a young woman in October 2016, sits in a court room prior to the expected proclamation of sentence at the regional court in Freiburg, southern Germany, on March 22, 2018.THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images

A refugee who sought asylum in Germany was given a sentence on Thursday, March 22, after being convicted of raping and murdering a 19-year-old girl.

Hussein Khavari claimed he was 17 when he committed the crime in 2016 but testing in his teeth showed he was at least 22 years of age.