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The 57-year-old man disappeared on July 25 this year and the Coast Guard, Armed Forces, police and Missing Persons immediately launched an extensive search operation in the area around Karlskrona, with a special focus on the archipelago.
On November 4, remains were found at Varö in Karlskrona, and a DNA analysis was able to identify the body of the 57-year-old man.
As SVT Nyheter Blekinge already revealed, it was one of the two men arrested, the 22-year-old, who through The information in the interrogation led the police to find the body..
Both he and the 21-year-old, who is also in custody as a suspect in the murder, had previously denied having knowledge of what was initially classified as a kidnapping.
In early November, the 22-year-old suddenly changed his mind.
So he decided to cooperate with the police. Since then, his story, to police and prosecutors, has been important in ongoing investigative work and in police efforts to map the last night in the 57-year-old’s life.
– I can confirm that my client has made some concessions. Of course, it’s crucial to the investigation, says the 22-year-old’s defense attorney, Eric Widner.
Ready for technical analysis
The prosecutor’s image of the course of events has become clear and it is now clear that the 57-year-old man was beaten to death with “blunt force.”
According to SVT sources, the crime scene must be the home that has been the investigators’ primary trail since the disappearances. Immediately after the disappearance, traces of blood were also found in the house, which could be related to the 57-year-old man.
The technical analysis is now complete and the results show more extensive blood traces at the site, something that early responses also indicated.
– What I can say is that the responses submitted reinforce suspicions both in terms of the crime scene and the involvement of the two suspects, prosecutor Anna Johansson told SVT in late October.
Denies the crime
The 21-year-old’s lawyer, Karl Hamstedt, says his client maintains his previous attitude and denies any wrongdoing.
– His story hasn’t changed.
How do you see the 22-year-old now cooperating with the police investigators?
– I’m not aware of that.
SVT Nyheter Blekinge has sought out prosecutor Anna Johansson for comment, but to no avail.
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