Sunniva Borgen (23) was attacked with a knife in her own home in Åsane on the night of 12 September last year. She was stabbed 50 times in the head and neck by her ex-boyfriend. The prosecutor, state prosecutor Eirik Stolt-Nielsen, calls the murder “bestial”. He is asking for 16 years in prison for the defendant. – He feels violated on a razor-thin basis, he said during his procedure. He emphasized that the murder was unprovoked. And that it is done over time, without him ending. – He stabs so that the knife breaks. Then he finds a new knife. It will also be destroyed, said Stolt-Nielsen. Sunniva Borgen (23) was killed after her former boyfriend attacked her in her own home in Åsane in Bergen last autumn. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news – Clear danger to society Sunniva’s older brother, Jarl Inge Borgen, is disappointed by the prosecutor’s claim. – Considering what I have lost, what we have been robbed of, it is difficult to accept 16 years as good enough, he says. Borgen calls the defendant a “clear danger to society”. He points out that there is no question of 16 “real” years, because prison sentences are shorter. – It is sickening to think that he will be able to walk on the street again in twelve years. – How have the days in court been for you? – Being in the same room as him is difficult. We are here to stand up for Sunniva. We had to support her and be there when all the horror was displayed. Sunniva’s older brother, Jarl Inge Borgen, is disappointed by the prosecutor’s claim of 16 years in prison. – Difficult to accept, he says. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news Bad atmosphere at nachspiel During the first day of the trial, the accused 30-year-old man said that there was a “bad atmosphere” at a nachspiel, among other things when he revealed a champagne bottle that was supposed to be a surprise. Prior to the attack, Sunniva is said to have said that he had ruined the evening and been rude to her friends. This is the reason why he becomes enraged and attacks her. First he hits her on the head. He then stabs her with four different knives. – He is vulnerable. He has a vulnerable personality when drunk, he said. Prosecutor Eirik Stolt-Nielsen calls the murder “bestial”. He is asking for 16 years in prison for the defendant. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news – Don’t judge with your heart The man’s defender, lawyer Torbjørn K. Sognefest, asked the judges not to let themselves be influenced by emotions when they had to judge. – You must not be influenced by the pictures or the people in the room. You must judge with your brain, not with your heart. Although it is difficult, he said. He said that Sunniva died five days after the act, and that it would not have been a murder if the family had not switched off the device. Sunniva’s family reacted strongly to the defender’s final procedure. They cried, shook their heads and sighed heavily. Her mother also confronted the defense attorney after the trial was over. – They have every right to that. I have had a good conversation with them, and I understand that very well. You can imagine the loss and the feelings they must have, says Sognefest. He believes that the right punishment for the defendant is 15 years in prison. The man’s defender, lawyer Torbjørn K. Sognefest, asked the judges not to let themselves be influenced by emotions when they had to judge. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news
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