Danish submarine inventor sentenced to life in prison for murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall
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Danish submarine inventor sentenced to life in prison for murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall
By Amy B Wang and Marwa Eltagouri April 25 at 8:35 AM
amy.wang@washpost.com; marwa.eltagouri@washpost.com
Peter Madsen, the Danish submarine inventor at the center of the mysterious death of Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for killing and dismembering Wall in a macabre case that has drawn international attention.
Wall's dismembered body was found off the coast of Copenhagen in August. Prosecutors had said that during a trip on his private submarine, Madsen, 47, either strangled or cut Wall's throat before severing her body and tossing it into the sea.
Madsen was charged with homicide, dismemberment and the indecent handling of a corpse. ... Madsen denied killing Wall, but has given differing explanations of how she died, including that she suffered fatal carbon monoxide poisoning inside the craft while he was on deck.
During the trial in Copenhagen, Madsen confessed that he had cut up Wall's body, saying it was so he could more easily remove her from the submarine and bury her at sea, the AP reported.
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Amy B Wang is a general assignment reporter covering national and breaking news for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2016 after seven years with the Arizona Republic. Follow @amybwang
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Marwa Eltagouri is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. She previously worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, where she covered crime, immigration and neighborhood change. Follow @marwaeltagouri
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