Man (40) sentenced to 17 years in prison after the knife murder of Kateryna – news Vestland

The man (40) from Azerbaijan is sentenced to 17 years in prison for threats and planned murder of his estranged wife. In addition, the man is sentenced to pay NOK 1.2 million in compensation to their common child. A unanimous Hordaland district court thus agreed with prosecutor Sigurd Åsnes Granli’s claim of 17 years in prison for threats and planned murder. Defense attorney Per-Erik Gåskjenn says the man is disappointed by the verdict, and that they will now consider whether to appeal to the Court of Appeal. – He has maintained that the murder was not planned and that it happened out of emotion. He had hoped to be believed, says Gåskjenn to news. Planned and brutal In court, the man claimed that he has “blacked out” and does not remember the act of murder itself. – It turned black before my eyes. Afterwards, I couldn’t believe it was me, he explained. Prosecutor Sigurd Åsnes Granli called the murder “very brutal”, and believes there was no doubt that it was planned. Kozhoma was stabbed with a kitchen knife 16 times in the hotel room that served as a reception for Ukrainian refugees. She lived there with her son. Several of the stings were fatal. The man is said to have retrieved the knife from a communal kitchen at another refugee hotel in Bergen, shortly before the murder. – This is violent violence. It is reminiscent of a purposeful and determined killer, he said during his closing proceedings in Hordaland district court. The convicted man only admitted the murder after several interrogations, but denied that it was planned. PLANNED: The prosecutor in the case, State Attorney Sigurd Åsnes Granli, believes that Kateryna’s murder was planned. He believed that 17 years in prison was the right punishment for the man. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news The mouth was sore again The couple came as refugees to Bergen with their son at the beginning of 2023. The relationship is said to have been full of conflict and characterized by violence, which meant that Kateryna filed for divorce shortly after arriving in Norway . Before the murder, the man sent pictures of himself where he had sewn his mouth shut and cut himself on the hand. That made her seek out a crisis center together with her son. She also reported the man to the police for threats, but withdrew the report. The court-appointed psychiatrists explained in court that the man had an adjustment disorder before the murder. They were nevertheless clear that the man was sane at the time of the crime and can therefore be punished. AFFECT: The man (40) has acknowledged the murder, but claims that it was not planned. The man’s defender, lawyer Per-Erik Gåskjenn, said in his final submission that there are many indications that the murder took place out of passion. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news – Crying with relief Ellen Eikeseth Mjøs is a legal aid attorney for Kateryna’s surviving children and sister. The child is looked after by Norwegian child protection. To news, she tells of enormous relief. – The deceased’s sister in Ukraine cried when she heard the verdict. She is very relieved by the result, and she feels that this is a correct and fair verdict, says Mjøs. GOOD MOTHER: Ellen Eikeseth Mjøs is legal aid for Kateryna Kozhoma’s son and sister. She has described her as a good and caring mother and a dear sister. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news When the sister, Marina Svrhiienko, testified in the Hordaland district court, she described the defendant as controlling and manipulative. Svrhiienko reacted to the fact that the man spoke condescendingly and badly to his sister already early in their relationship. In court, Svrhiienko choked back tears and told how she tried to get her sister not to meet the man again. CONCERNED: Marina Svrhiienko said that the man changed after they had children together. She believes that the man became jealous, because Kateryna paid attention to the child. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news The conversation took place just hours before the murder. – I was very worried about her safety. I said: Don’t go to him, don’t talk to him, Svrhiienko said. Svrhiienko told news that she hopes the case will make more women think twice when choosing a partner, and that no one will find themselves in violent tendencies. – They must take the smallest signs, and the first situations that arise, seriously. Hello! Thank you very much for reading the matter! Thinking of something? Do you have something on your mind that I should write about? I would be very happy to receive an email. Published 08.10.2024, at 11.14 Updated 08.10.2024, at 11.59



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