Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall before dismembering her body during a private submarine trip. Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall before dismembering her body during a private submarine trip. Inventor given life term for ‘cynical and planned’ murder of woman on submarineCopenhagen City Court Judge Anette Burkoe said she and two jurors unanimously decided Wall’s death was a murder, finding Madsen also guilty of sexual assault and the defilement of a corpse. “It is the court’s assessment that the defendant killed Kim Wall,” Ms Burkoe told the packed courtroom. Ms Wall’s parents were not present for the verdict but prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen said that after the ruling he spoke with other family members who were present.

Source: Irish Independent April 25, 2018 17:26 UTC