Later on April 25, 2018 Australia’s ABC News
reports:
“Danish inventor
Peter Madsen has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of
murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his home-built submarine in August
2017.
Key points:
·
Madsen was charged with murder, dismemberment and
indecent handling of a corpse
·
[Madsen] claimed Wall died from breathing exhaust
gases that leaked into the submarine
·
Madsen will appeal the sentence
Judge Anette Burkoe
at the Copenhagen City Court said she and the two jurors agreed Wall's death
was a murder, saying Madsen didn't given "a trustworthy" explanation...”
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Original Report: The details below are drawn from an article by JAN M. OLSEN for ASSOCIATED PRESS (
Prosecutor
Danish inventor Peter Madsen is on trial for the torture and murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall during
a private UC3 Nautilus mini submarine trip on August 10, 2017. The submarine sank but was refloated. The prosecutor at the court
case said April 23, 2018 there is a risk that Madsen can commit the same kind
of crime again.
The prosecutor said Kim Wall may have
been tied with her own stockings before Madsen impaled Wall, and that Madsen
acted with a sexual motive. Madsen is then accused of cutting Wall up, placing the
body parts in plastic bags and tossing them overboard.
The prosecutor demanded Madsen be given
“life” in prison, which is only 16 years under Danish law, although the sentence
could be extended if necessary. Alternatively Madsen could be locked up in a
secure mental facility for as long as he's considered a danger to others.
The prosecutor said Madsen is not
insane but "emotionally impaired with severe lack of empathy, anger and
guilt." A court-ordered psychiatric report described
Madsen as an intelligent man "with psychopathic tendencies."
Defense lawyer
The defense lawyer called it "a
horror story ... but the story is not based on facts. It is based on undocumented
claims...It is not Madsen’s duty to prove that he is innocent. It is the task
of the prosecutor to prove that Madsen is guilty.
The defense lawyer said there was no
doubt Madsen dismembered Wall's body, but told the court there was inadequate
evidence proving Madsen killed Wall.
Madsen said Wall died because of a
pressure problem in the home-made submarine. But the prosecutor said that "forensic experts have found nothing" about a gas or pressure problem.
Danish prosecutors wanting to confiscate and destroy Madsen’s refloated submarine, UC3 Nautilus.
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Reported by Australia’s ABC News on April 25, 2018: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-25/peter-madsen-sentenced-to-life-for-murder/9694212
ReplyDelete“Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his home-built submarine in August 2017.
Madsen claimed Wall died from breathing exhaust gases that leaked into the sub. Madsen will appeal the sentence
Judge Anette Burkoe at the Copenhagen City Court said she and the two jurors agreed Wall's death was a murder, saying Madsen didn't given "a trustworthy" explanation...”
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