On Friday, it became known that a Norwegian man in his 50s is suspected of murdering a woman in Trollhättan in Sweden. The woman was found dead in her own home on 6 September this year. She left a suicide note in the hallway outside her apartment, according to Swedish court documents, to which news has gained access. The woman died of an overdose of drugs combined with alcohol, according to the autopsy report. Swedish police therefore assumed that she committed suicide. But at the end of November, the matter took an abrupt turn. The Norwegian was then suspected of murder. – New information has come in, said Fredrik Brax in the police to VG on Friday. – Have no plans to give me This summer, the man in his 50s was sentenced to eight years in prison for complicity in suicide. Five of the years were made conditional, with a probationary period of five years. In court, he admitted that he helped a 76-year-old Norwegian woman take her own life in a hotel room at the Nordby shopping center in Strömstad. It was the deceased woman who first contacted the man. They got to know each other about three months before she was found dead. – In two years I have assisted six suicides and I have no plans to give up, he wrote in a text message to the now deceased woman, according to the verdict. This woman also left a suicide note. The Norwegian appealed the sentence from the district court, because he thought it was too strict. Photo: Even Bjøringsøy Johnsen / news Norwegian police have investigated another specific case where the man was in contact with a person who wanted to take his own life, according to state prosecutor Johan Strand Moldestad. – We found no evidence that there was any connection. It is unknown to us who the other five people may have been, says Moldestad. Denies criminal guilt The man in his 50s appealed the verdict to the Court of Appeal. It is therefore not legally binding. “Furthermore, there was no basis for imprisoning him on the basis of the case that went before the district court,” says Moldestad. That is the reason why he was able to walk freely in society, even though he was sentenced to several years in prison in the district court. State Attorney Johan Strand Moldestad. Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB The Norwegian was in the woman’s apartment in Trollhättan when she died in September. This is what Carina Gustafsson, head of the police investigation, told Dagens Nyheter. He denies criminal guilt, according to his Swedish defender Peter Norlin. – Unfortunately, I cannot answer your questions, writes Norlin in a text message to news. Criticized The Norwegian murder suspect is an ardent champion of active euthanasia, despite the fact that it is illegal in both Norway and Sweden. Several people who support active euthanasia think he is taking it too far. In an open forum where euthanasia is discussed, he is criticized for promoting suicide. He is also accused of actively contacting people and giving them tips on how to take their own lives. According to the newspaper Ttela, the woman who was found dead in Trollhättan was also a member of a group where active euthanasia was discussed. The woman was found dead in her own apartment in Trollhättan in Sweden on 6 September this year. Appeal case may be postponed The Norwegian man in his 50s appealed the sentence to the district court because he thought the sentence was too severe. The appeal case is scheduled to be heard in the Borgarting Court of Appeal next week. Now lawyer Gaute Nilsen, who is the man’s Norwegian defender, has asked that the case be postponed. State Attorney Moldestad informs news. news has been in contact with Nilsen. He does not wish to comment on the matter. In his youth, the man in his 50s was convicted of a serious criminal offence. It was then concluded that he was mildly mentally retarded. During the trial this summer, the experts assessed that he had no relevant disorder or condition. Published 07.12.2024, at 4 p.m
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