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Kim Wall Was Stabbed After Boarding Submarine, Danish Prosecutor Says Kim Wall Was Stabbed After Boarding Submarine, Danish Prosecutor Says
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COPENHAGEN — Multiple stab wounds found on the body of the journalist Kim Wall and the discovery of video footage of slain women on a hard drive linked to the Danish inventor charged in Ms. Wall’s death have added to doubts about his explanation about how she died. COPENHAGEN — A Danish inventor’s explanation of how the journalist Kim Wall died on his submarine was further cast into doubt after an autopsy revealed she had been stabbed more than 14 times and the police found video footage of slain women on a hard drive linked to the suspect.
Ms. Wall’s torso — minus her head, arms and legs — was found on a beach on Amager Island near Copenhagen, 11 days after she went to interview the inventor, Peter Madsen, on his self-built submarine in August.Ms. Wall’s torso — minus her head, arms and legs — was found on a beach on Amager Island near Copenhagen, 11 days after she went to interview the inventor, Peter Madsen, on his self-built submarine in August.
Mr. Madsen, 46, initially gave shifting explanations for the disappearance of Ms. Wall, 30. But he eventually said that she had died onboard the vessel when a hatch unexpectedly collapsed and hit her on the head while she was climbing stairs in the submarine’s tower. Mr. Madsen, 46, initially gave shifting explanations for the disappearance of Ms. Wall, 30. But he eventually said that she had died onboard the vessel after a hatch unexpectedly collapsed and hit her on the head while she was climbing stairs in the submarine’s tower.
“I didn’t see her die by any deliberate act; I saw her die of something completely different, saw her fall down,” he told the court on Tuesday, according to Politiken, Denmark’s largest daily newspaper.“I didn’t see her die by any deliberate act; I saw her die of something completely different, saw her fall down,” he told the court on Tuesday, according to Politiken, Denmark’s largest daily newspaper.
Mr. Madsen’s explanations was previously met with skepticism, and a judge in Copenhagen District Court, Anette Burko, said his account was “not reasonable.” Mr. Madsen’s explanation was previously met with skepticism, and a judge in Copenhagen District Court, Anette Burko, said his account was “not reasonable.”
He was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter, and it was upgraded to manslaughter, which in Danish law implies intentional homicide and is the legal equivalent of murder. After Mr. Madsen was arrested, the judge ordered that he be held for four more weeks and scheduled a court hearing for Oct. 3.He was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter, and it was upgraded to manslaughter, which in Danish law implies intentional homicide and is the legal equivalent of murder. After Mr. Madsen was arrested, the judge ordered that he be held for four more weeks and scheduled a court hearing for Oct. 3.
In a court review of Mr. Madsen’s pretrial detention this week, the prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen presented an autopsy report that said that Ms. Wall’s limbs had been removed with a saw. It said she had sustained several stab wounds, including 14 to her genitals alone. Her DNA was found on Mr. Madsen’s hand, nostrils and neck, the report said. In a court review of Mr. Madsen’s pretrial detention this week, the prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen presented an autopsy report that said Ms. Wall’s limbs had been removed with a saw. It said she had sustained several stab wounds, including 14 to her genitals alone. Her DNA was found on Mr. Madsen’s hand, nostrils and neck, the report said.
In court, Mr. Madsen denied killing or mutilating Ms. Wall. He said he had panicked and used a rope to pull her from the floor of the submarine before he dumped her body at sea.In court, Mr. Madsen denied killing or mutilating Ms. Wall. He said he had panicked and used a rope to pull her from the floor of the submarine before he dumped her body at sea.
The autopsy has not been able to establish the cause of Ms. Wall’s death.To back up Mr. Madsen’s explanation, his lawyer, Betina Hald Engmark, pointed to a mark found on the journalist that could have resulted from a fall, according to the forensic report. The autopsy has not been able to establish the cause of Ms. Wall’s death. To back up Mr. Madsen’s explanation, his lawyer, Betina Hald Engmark, pointed to a mark found on the journalist that could have resulted from a fall, according to the forensic report.
The prosecutor said the police had also found a hard drive belonging to Mr. Madsen with videos showing the torture and killing of women. The videos did not appear to have been made by the inventor, Mr. Buch-Jepsen said.The prosecutor said the police had also found a hard drive belonging to Mr. Madsen with videos showing the torture and killing of women. The videos did not appear to have been made by the inventor, Mr. Buch-Jepsen said.
“The videos indicate that one may have an interest in fetish, torture and murder,” he said in court. “These are some very grave videos with women recorded abroad.”“The videos indicate that one may have an interest in fetish, torture and murder,” he said in court. “These are some very grave videos with women recorded abroad.”
Mr. Madsen, appearing by video link from the prison where he is being held, told the court that the hard drive had been found in his workshop but its contents did not belong to him.Mr. Madsen, appearing by video link from the prison where he is being held, told the court that the hard drive had been found in his workshop but its contents did not belong to him.
“Those items confiscated from the space laboratory are not my belongings,” he said, according to TV 2. “An intern used to live in the office. More people have had access. Those files are not necessarily mine.”“Those items confiscated from the space laboratory are not my belongings,” he said, according to TV 2. “An intern used to live in the office. More people have had access. Those files are not necessarily mine.”
Ms. Wall, 30, an acclaimed journalist, initially set out to interview Mr. Madsen about his plans to build an amateur space rocket. But she became intrigued by his submarine and asked to be taken for a ride in it on Aug. 10, he told the court.Ms. Wall, 30, an acclaimed journalist, initially set out to interview Mr. Madsen about his plans to build an amateur space rocket. But she became intrigued by his submarine and asked to be taken for a ride in it on Aug. 10, he told the court.
Later that night, the 55-foot submarine disappeared, and when Ms. Wall did not return home, her boyfriend contacted the authorities. A search-and-rescue operation found the disabled submarine floating in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen, the next morning.Later that night, the 55-foot submarine disappeared, and when Ms. Wall did not return home, her boyfriend contacted the authorities. A search-and-rescue operation found the disabled submarine floating in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen, the next morning.
As a boat approached the vessel, it suddenly sank, and Mr. Madsen jumped overboard and swam to rescuers. He told the police the submarine had sunk because of a vault malfunction, but the authorities later determined the sinking had been deliberate.As a boat approached the vessel, it suddenly sank, and Mr. Madsen jumped overboard and swam to rescuers. He told the police the submarine had sunk because of a vault malfunction, but the authorities later determined the sinking had been deliberate.
The case has drawn international headlines, and Politiken’s editor in chief called it “the most spectacular murder case in Danish history.”The case has drawn international headlines, and Politiken’s editor in chief called it “the most spectacular murder case in Danish history.”
Ms. Wall, a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism and the London School of Economics, had several articles published internationally, including in The New York Times.Ms. Wall, a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism and the London School of Economics, had several articles published internationally, including in The New York Times.
She grew up in the Swedish port town of Trelleborg, miles from the waters where she was killed. After her death, friends and family started raising money to establish a grant in her name for “a young female reporter to cover subculture, broadly defined, and what Kim liked to call ‘the undercurrents of rebellion.’”She grew up in the Swedish port town of Trelleborg, miles from the waters where she was killed. After her death, friends and family started raising money to establish a grant in her name for “a young female reporter to cover subculture, broadly defined, and what Kim liked to call ‘the undercurrents of rebellion.’”
The court is scheduled to again re-examine Mr. Madsen’s pretrial detention on Oct. 31. A date for his trial has not been set, as the police investigation and the search for her missing body parts continue.The court is scheduled to again re-examine Mr. Madsen’s pretrial detention on Oct. 31. A date for his trial has not been set, as the police investigation and the search for her missing body parts continue.