German mass murderer was rejected by a girl at a party

Police investigating the Winnenden school shooting, in which 15 people died before the killer turned his gun on himself, believe one motive might have been a rebuff from a girl who attended a New Year’s Eve party at his home.

According to detectives, Tim Kretschmer, 17, had a “casual friendship” with the girl, who lived nearby. But she rejected his advances at the party and later ended their relationship.

The name of the girl has not been released, but it emerged that three of his female victims, Chantal Schill and Jana Schober, both 16, and Stefanie Kleisch, 14, had all lived nearby.