– We believe it has been proven beyond any doubt that the defendant committed a sexual assault and killed Birgitte Tengs in 1995, said prosecutor Thale Thomseth. This is how the prosecution in the Birgitte Tengs case began its proceedings on Tuesday. Now they are asking for 17 years in prison for the 52-year-old who is accused of the murder. – Birgitte had hopes and dreams. She had a large circle of friends. She was still a child, but standing on the threshold of adulthood, Thomseth described early in her procedure. THE PARENTS: Karin and Torger Tengs were also present in court on Tuesday. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news Believes he acted with intent For six weeks, the main hearing has been going on in Haugaland and Sunnhordland District Court. The last two days in court, Tuesday and Wednesday, are set aside for the prosecution’s and defense’s final procedures. The prosecution’s main evidence is a y-chromosome found in what they believe is a blood stain on Birgitte Teng’s pantyhose. – We believe the defendant had blood-stained fingers, and that he took a good hold of the front of Birgitte’s tights to pull them down. Thus, the y-chromosome was deposited, Thomseth explained in court. The prosecution believes that even if the attack on Birgitte Tengs should have happened spontaneously, the perpetrator acted to cause harm. – The defendant has on several occasions been able to terminate and stop. Therefore, the prosecution believes that he has acted with intent, said prosecutor Nina Grande. In its claim for 17 years in prison, the prosecution looked to the Sjøvegan murder, where a former asylum seeker was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of Marie Louise Bendiksen in 1998. If the defendant were to be convicted, he will receive a deduction for the time he has served sat in custody. It is currently 485 days. Believes the defendant is a paraphiliac Psychologist Dan Tungland and psychiatrist Tor Ketil Larsen have carried out a forensic psychiatric assessment of the 52-year-old defendant. On Thursday last week, they presented their assessment which concluded that he is criminally sane. APPROPRIATE: Dan Tungland and Tor Ketil Larsen have carried out a forensic psychiatric assessment of the accused. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news But Dan Tungland believes the defendant can be diagnosed with “paraphilia”. It is a term used to describe forms of sexual expression or preferences such as objects, situations or individuals that are considered to deviate from the normal. The defendant claims his innocence The defense lawyers are asking for a full acquittal for the 52-year-old who is accused of killing Birgitte Tengs. They don’t think the DNA is enough evidence. Prosecutor Nina Grande spent a lot of time talking about the possibilities of contamination of the DNA evidence. – We find no direct contact or indirect contact between Birgitte and the accused, said Grande. She also went through the possibilities of contamination of the evidence at the laboratories, the crime scene, and in relation to the people the defendant has been in contact with in the police and that he has pointed to in his explanation. The defendant has always claimed his innocence and believes that his DNA must have got on Tengs’ tights via another person. Or that the two have been in the same shop and touched the same coins. ON THE WAY INTO THE COURT: The defendant’s 52-year-old defenders Stian Bråstein and Stian Kristensen on their way into the Haugaland and Sunnhordland District Court, Tuesday. On Wednesday, they will hold their final procedure. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news The prosecution believes that contamination is unlikely. The tip that was never followed up The police have placed a lot of emphasis on the defendant’s previous criminal history and his mode of prosecution. This also became a large part of the prosecution’s procedure. The defendant’s former psychologist, Jorunn Øpsen, testified about an episode in 1990, when the defendant attacked came to her home and put a cord around her neck. The defendant was sentenced for the incident in 1991. Øpsen tipped off the police about the incident a few days after the murder of Birgitte Tengs, but the tip was never followed up on. The police did not make contact with her until 2017 in connection with the new investigation. Asking for 1.2 million in compensation Also the legal counsel for the parents of Birgitte Tengs, John Christian Elden, litigated on Tuesday. – No amount can ease the pain, said Elden during his procedure. COMPENSATION: John Christian Elden said in his procedure that the parents of Birgitte Tengs will ask for compensation if there is a verdict in the case. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news He pointed out that the parents would not ask for restitution unless there was a conviction in the case, but offered an amount if there was a verdict. – We are asking for compensation of NOK 600,000 for each of the parents. That is NOK 20,000 a year for every year that has gone by without an answer, said Elden. A verdict is expected at the end of February. Regardless of the outcome, it is expected that the case will be appealed. Time has already been set for an appeal case in the Gulating Court of Appeal in September 2023. 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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Allegation of 17 years in prison in the Birgitte Tengs case – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
