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This is confirmed by the Estonian police to Dagbladet.
– He is suspected of having committed data fraud and embezzlement in Estonia, and the Estonian police have been searching for him since 2018, writes communication officer Annika Maksimov of the Estonian border police in an email to Dagbladet.
On Sunday, the woman was found dead at her home in a town outside Chania in Crete, Greece. The woman is said to have been living and dating the Norwegian recently, and the two are said to have lived together in the house, according to Greek media.
The head of the Chania penal department, Paris Xinopoulos, confirms to Dagbladet that the Norwegian in question is the main suspect in the murder.
– Yes, he is considered the main suspect in the murder and we are still looking for him, he told Dagbladet around 17 on Tuesday afternoon.
Shortly after, just before 6:00 p.m. Norwegian time, Greek media reports that the Norwegian has been arrested in Crete’s largest city, Heraklion.
– I escaped
After the murder, the Norwegian is said to have fled in the victim’s car and has yet to be found. Police told Greek media on Monday that they believed an arrest was imminent, as the man’s name had not appeared on passenger lists for ferries or planes. However, on the Tuesday before the arrest, they were unsure if he was still in Greece.
Norwegian wanted for murder in Crete
“We don’t know,” Xinopoulos said.
Forensic pathologist Stamatis Belivanis, who performed the autopsy on the murder victim, had previously told Dagbladet that the cause of death is blood loss as a result of 14 stab wounds. It is estimated that the time of death will be Wednesday the 13th or Thursday the 14th of January.
– Blood everywhere
– There was a lot of blood at the scene. There was blood almost everywhere. And I’m one hundred percent sure there was a little fight before the woman was stabbed, Belivanis told Dagbladet.
Both the woman’s minor bodily injuries and the condition of the crime scene support this, according to Belivanis. Among other things, he talks about shards of glass on the ground.
On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Siri R. Svendsen wrote the following in an email to Dagbladet:
– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has knowledge through the media that a Norwegian citizen is being wanted on suspicion of murder in Greece. In the event of arrest, the Foreign Service will provide consular assistance in accordance with the current framework of assistance to Norwegian citizens imprisoned abroad.
Kripos told Dagbladet on Tuesday that the situation has yet to change.
