Johny Vassbakk has started his explanation in the Gulating Court of Appeal, and when asked by judge Jarle Golten Smørdal, Vassbakk denied that he ever met Birgitte. – I have never met her, but I have greeted her mother and father later in the 2000s. The woman I was dating from 2009 lived next door to Birgitte’s parents, says Vassbakk. Vassbakk explains himself in a calm voice, and willingly answers the questions the team referee asks initially. Read about the murder in the newspaper – When did you find out that there had been a murder near where you lived? – On Sunday or Monday after the murder, I read in the newspaper that something had happened. I told my mother that the girl must have been hit. – Where did you get that from?, asked the judge. – I cannot remember that, answered Vassbakk. Johny Vassbakk denies that he has ever met Birgitte Tengs. Photo: Private Johny Vassbakk, on the other hand, insists that once in May 1995 he picked up a hitchhiker who looked like Birgitte. – She stood at Bygnes in Kopervik and hitchhiked, and I drove her to the old slaughterhouse. Make friends When asked by the judge, Vassbakk tells in great detail about various residences on Karmøy, moves and working conditions. He talks about a lonely youth with few friends. – I had a mate from 1986 to 1994, but I chose to cut him off since he made many rude comments towards me. Vassbakk says he got his driving license in the spring of 1994. He took over his father’s car, an Opel Ascona. He had this until 2000. After he got the car, he drove a lot around Karmøy in his spare time. Vassbakk continues his explanation after a break at 11.30 am. We update continuously.
ttn-69
– I drove straight home the night of the murder – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
