Laura (35) killed in the hotel she worked at – colleague pleads guilty – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio

In court, the prosecutor in the case, state attorney Johan Petter Bærland, began by reading out the indictment, which stated that the man allegedly stabbed her 21 times in several places on the upper body. The man pleaded guilty after the indictment. – I plead guilty, said the accused man in his 30s from Serbia, who was a colleague of the woman he is accused of murdering. The prosecutor tells the court that they will look at whether the man was sane or not, and assess the punishment based on that. – The prosecution’s position is that he was sane and that the conditions for detention have been met, Bærland said in court. Lived next to each other In the evening, at approximately 20.30 on 6 January this year, Laura Putane from Latvia was killed. The murder took place at Fefor høyfjellshotell in Gudbrandsdalen, where the two worked as seasonal workers. It was the third season Laura Putane worked there. She had a combined role. With dining room, cleaning and in the bar. She started the season on 25 November 2023, i.e. one year ago today. She was supposed to work at the hotel until after Easter. The defendant lived in the room next door to Putane. He worked as a cook. Called the police and reported the murder The defendant reported the murder himself. The police had contact with him by phone until they arrived. In court, the 23-minute audio recording of the operations center was played. – I’m calling to report a murder. I killed a person. Can you send a patrol for me? I’m turning myself in, the man accused of murder is said to have said. – Have you killed a person?, asked the police. – Yes, I have killed my colleague. He goes on to say that he killed her with a knife and in a room. She was inside the room, while he was at the reception desk. Published 25.11.2024, at 09.28 Updated 25.11.2024, at 09.38



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