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Journalist Kim Wall's head found in sea near Copenhagen | Journalist Kim Wall's head found in sea near Copenhagen |
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The head of Swedish journalist Kim Wall has been found, two months after she disappeared on a trip with a Danish submariner, Danish police say. | The head of Swedish journalist Kim Wall has been found, two months after she disappeared on a trip with a Danish submariner, Danish police say. |
Divers found bags containing her head, legs and clothing in Koge Bay, just south of Copenhagen, the city's police inspector Jens Moller Jensen said. | |
They were found not far from where Ms Wall's torso was discovered 11 days after she boarded Peter Madsen's submarine on 10 August. | |
Mr Madsen, 46, denies murdering her. | |
He also denies a charge of mutilating her corpse. | He also denies a charge of mutilating her corpse. |
What we know | What we know |
An ‘exceptional’ journalist remembered | An ‘exceptional’ journalist remembered |
Who is DIY submariner Peter Madsen? | Who is DIY submariner Peter Madsen? |
Mr Moller Jensen said the bags, found on Friday, had been weighed down with pieces of metal. | |
"Yesterday morning we found a bag within which we found Kim Wall's clothes, underwear, stockings, and shoes. In the same bag laid a knife, and there were some car pipes to weigh the bag down," he said. | |
He said a post-mortem examination confirmed the head was Ms Wall's and that it showed "no sign of fracture... [or] any sign of other blunt violence to the skull". | |
This would seem to contradict Mr Madsen's statement that she had died after hitting her head on a hatch. | |
Ms Wall, 30, was last seen alive on the evening of 10 August as she departed with Mr Madsen on his self-built 40-tonne submarine, UC3 Nautilus, for a story she was writing about his venture. | Ms Wall, 30, was last seen alive on the evening of 10 August as she departed with Mr Madsen on his self-built 40-tonne submarine, UC3 Nautilus, for a story she was writing about his venture. |
Her boyfriend raised the alarm the next day when she did not return from the trip. | Her boyfriend raised the alarm the next day when she did not return from the trip. |
Initially, Mr Madsen said he had dropped her off safely in Copenhagen, but he later changed his story to say it had been a "terrible accident", that he had "buried her at sea" and planned afterwards to take his own life by sinking his submarine. | |
Ms Wall's torso was found on 21 August; a post-mortem examination revealed knife wounds to her genitals and ribcage, which were believed to have been caused "around or shortly after her death". | |
Danish Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen told a court earlier this month that footage of women being decapitated alive had been found on a hard drive believed to belong to Mr Madsen. | Danish Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen told a court earlier this month that footage of women being decapitated alive had been found on a hard drive believed to belong to Mr Madsen. |
Mr Madsen, who denied the hard drive was his, was detained for a further four weeks while investigations into the case continue. | Mr Madsen, who denied the hard drive was his, was detained for a further four weeks while investigations into the case continue. |