Both the suspected girls deny the murder, but admit to aggravated assault.
She regrets what happened, she is very sad about it, says the 15-year-old's defense attorney Maria Stål Lindgren on the first day of the trial in Lund District Court.
The girls, 13 and 15 years old, listen with great seriousness as prosecutor Pernilla Nilsson reads out the indictment in Lund District Court.
The crime should be assessed as extremely serious since the violence was planned, prolonged and life-threatening, the act has caused extreme suffering, says the prosecutor.
Would "beat up" the 14-year-old
The 14-year-old had come to Landskrona on July 22 believing she was going to a pajama party. But hours before, the 13-year-old writes in a Snapchat group that she will "beat up" the 14-year-old.
The group was named RIP (rest in peace) followed by the 14-year-old's name.
The girl was lured to an isolated old freight yard, where she was tied up with tape and assaulted with knife stabs and blows.
Later that evening, the 15-year-old writes first "rip" and then "I swear on my mom we beat her up". One of the group members writes back that it's "really cowardly" to take the life of "a little girl who can't defend herself".
"Unfortunate circumstances"
The older girl denies having caused the 14-year-old's death.
She believes she did not kill the plaintiff, says the defense attorney.
At the same time, it is a fact that the 14-year-old died.
Yes, it's a fact, and it's unfortunate circumstances.
The younger girl's legal representative Maria Grosskopf instead emphasizes that the 13-year-old did not intend to kill.
The 15-year-old admits to aggravated assault and also to aggravated robbery. The 13-year-old denies the robbery.
Too young for punishment
The 13-year-old is too young for criminal punishment, so in her case, it's about a trial to determine whether she is guilty or not.
She thinks it's nice in a way to move on, to finally have it tried, says Maria Grosskopf.
The girls are jointly claiming 115,000 kronor in damages to the 14-year-old's mother and 62,000 kronor in damages to the estate.
The mother is not present during the trial.
Her opinion is that regardless of how this trial proceeds, it can never give her her daughter back and not even alleviate the sorrow she has, says plaintiff representative Angelika Lesniewicz.
