– We will ask for a full acquittal, defender Stian Bråstein began the defence’s proceedings on Wednesday. The prosecution asked during its proceedings on Tuesday for 17 years in prison for the 52-year-old man. The accused Karmøy man has always denied having anything to do with the murder. The defenders believe that there are large gaps in the evidence, and that there is little basis for drawing certain conclusions about key points. They believe the case is based on circumstantial evidence. – If the court cannot rule out another killer, the defendant must be acquitted, Bråstein said. The prosecution’s main evidence is a y-chromosome found in what they believe is a blood stain on Birgitte Teng’s pantyhose. This y-chromosome, the prosecution believes, must come from the defendant’s bloody finger. The 52-year-old accused will also have a closing comment in court on Wednesday. Photo: Hege Vatnaland Believes it has not been proven The defense believes the prosecution has not been able to prove that DNA was placed with a bloody finger during the act of murder. – There is no cover for this in the evidence, Bråstein proceeded. The defenders believe that the court cannot ignore the fact that there may be a contribution from a third person in this y-chromosome. – An element has been found that probably does not originate from the defendant or from Birgitte, said defense attorney Stian Kristensen, and warned against using DNA as the only evidence. – In danger of convicting an innocent man Kristensen believes that the time that has passed makes it difficult to control many elements in this case. Among other things, to prove that contamination, i.e. that the defendant’s DNA has got there via another person or object. – The prosecution reverses the burden of proof. The court is therefore in danger of convicting an innocent man, said Kristensen. It was the defenders’ turn to proceed on the last day of the trial. From left: Stian Bråstein and Stian Kristensen. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news 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 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. The Tengs case: The defendant believes his life is ruined The court case has been a great realization for the defendant. In an news article from earlier Wednesday, his defenders take issue with the Norwegian media, and believe they have helped destroy his life by identifying him and referencing details from his private life. Defense attorney Stian Kristensen strongly criticized the fact that the prosecution, here in the form of public prosecutors Nina Grande and Thale Thomseth, spent so much time unfolding the defendant’s fetish. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news Criticism of the prosecution Defense attorney Stian Kristensen spent time in his proceedings asking questions about why it is so important for the prosecution to spend so much time on the defendant’s fetish. – They do it to make him an outcast. One who is not like us. And that makes it easier for the court to convict him. It is completely immaterial to the case that the defendant likes to dress in women’s clothes and how many pairs of shoes he has, said Kristensen. The most important evidence was in the freezer for over 20 years. He also spoke about the violent episode with the defendant’s psychologist and the attack with the bicycle pump. The defense believes that the prosecution has no cover to say that it can be blamed for the defendant, and that he does things he does not remember. – It is difficult to understand that the defendant should have managed to hide this “predator” in the 27 years that have passed since the murder of Tengs, Kristensen said. 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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