The 52-year-old who is charged with the murder of Birgitte Tengs has taken the witness box. His defense attorney says he has dreaded appearing in court. The man who is charged with the 27-year-old murder, took just after 10.00 the witness box. When asked by the judge whether he knew or had met Birgitte Tengs before, the 52-year-old answered clearly: – No. I have never met her, he says. According to the defender, the 52-year-old dreaded taking the witness stand. The prosecution has set aside two days for his explanation. The defendant talks about his life in 1995. He explains that he was working and that his free time was spent on trips to the cinema and bowling. In addition, he was a driver for girls in the local area. He says in court that he was in Haugesund the night Birgitte Tengs was killed. – I have read through the interrogations. I drove to Haugesund that evening. Picked up two hitchhikers. There were two who were older than me. In the early 30s. Two women, says the accused man. He estimates that he was at home in Skudeneshavn between half past two on the night of the murder. – Did you visit Kopervik? – Do not think so. I am reasonably sure of that. I had no reason to drive by. Not when I was alone, says the 52-year-old. Tengs had been in Kopervik on the night she was killed in May 1995. The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence in the case is a bloodstain that was found on Birgitte Tengs’ pantyhose. In this blood stain, a Y chromosome was found which may belong to the defendant. DNA: Samples from Birgitte Teng’s pantyhose have been analyzed several times. In court, he says he has no good explanation for how the stain got there, and is adamant that he had never met or spoken to Birgitte Tengs, who was then 17 years old. – I only know that I have not met Birgitte Tengs, but it could have been a stranger hitchhiking, or whether I have been to the same shop, he says. Talk about previous convictions In the prosecutor’s introductory presentation, earlier in the trial, it was announced that the defendant’s previous convictions would become a topic in the trial against him. He has previously been convicted of violence and immorality cases which the prosecution believes will be relevant. The 52-year-old admitted that he has done things he is not proud of. – I know I’ve done something stupid, and I don’t know if I’m proud of it. I have lived my whole life being overlooked. It has been a great strain. I apologize for the stress on the victim, says the defendant. The defenders of the 52-year-old believe that the DNA match on Birgitte Tengs’ pantyhose may have been exposed to contamination and contamination. Birgitte Tengs was found murdered on 6 May 1995. A 52-year-old man from Karmøy is now charged in the Tengs case, and the trial begins on Monday 7 November 2022.
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