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| Kim Wall: Decapitation videos 'found on suspect's hard drive' | Kim Wall: Decapitation videos 'found on suspect's hard drive' |
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| Footage of women being decapitated alive has been found on the alleged hard drive of a Danish inventor accused of murdering a journalist. | Footage of women being decapitated alive has been found on the alleged hard drive of a Danish inventor accused of murdering a journalist. |
| Peter Madsen is alleged to have killed Kim Wall, 30, after she boarded his submarine on 10 August. | Peter Madsen is alleged to have killed Kim Wall, 30, after she boarded his submarine on 10 August. |
| Her headless torso was found in the water off Copenhagen 11 days later. | Her headless torso was found in the water off Copenhagen 11 days later. |
| Mr Madsen, who denies murder, said that the hard drive did not belong to him, and everyone in the laboratory where he worked had access to it. | Mr Madsen, who denies murder, said that the hard drive did not belong to him, and everyone in the laboratory where he worked had access to it. |
| Mr Madsen, a self-taught engineer, says Ms Wall died after a 70kg (154lb) hatch struck Ms Wall on the head. The award-winning freelance journalist, from Sweden, had been doing a story on the inventor and his UC3 Nautilus submarine.. | Mr Madsen, a self-taught engineer, says Ms Wall died after a 70kg (154lb) hatch struck Ms Wall on the head. The award-winning freelance journalist, from Sweden, had been doing a story on the inventor and his UC3 Nautilus submarine.. |
| The 46-year-old said he then tried to bury her at sea and intended to commit suicide, sinking his submarine. | The 46-year-old said he then tried to bury her at sea and intended to commit suicide, sinking his submarine. |
| However, prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen said their suspicions that he had killed Ms Wall had "been strengthened" since he last appeared in court on 5 September. | However, prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen said their suspicions that he had killed Ms Wall had "been strengthened" since he last appeared in court on 5 September. |
| Mr Buch-Jepsen said images "which we presume to be real" found on a hard drive believed to belong to Mr Madsen showed women being tortured, decapitated and burned. | Mr Buch-Jepsen said images "which we presume to be real" found on a hard drive believed to belong to Mr Madsen showed women being tortured, decapitated and burned. |
| An autopsy discovered knife wounds to Ms Wall's genitals and ribcage, which are believed to have been caused "around or shortly after her death". | An autopsy discovered knife wounds to Ms Wall's genitals and ribcage, which are believed to have been caused "around or shortly after her death". |
| However, an exact cause of death is yet to be established. | However, an exact cause of death is yet to be established. |
| The court ordered Mr Madsen be detained for another four weeks as investigations continue. | |
| Correction 7 October: The duration of Mr Madsen's detention was changed from four months to four weeks. |