The so-called nanny requested that the investigation into the Knutby case be reopened following a review that pointed to several alleged shortcomings. Now the Attorney General's office has refused, saying it does not believe any new evidence is being presented. Looking at old material and reassessing it is not, in a legal sense, considered new circumstances or evidence, Chief Prosecutor Mats Svensson says.
SwedenLawyer Johan Eriksson will submit a request on Friday to reopen the preliminary investigation in the Knutby case - with the goal of overturning the murder conviction against the nanny. "My view is that she did not commit murder. She shot a dead person," he said at a press conference.
SwedenLawyer Johan Eriksson seeks to overturn the nanny's murder conviction in Knutby. On Friday, he will submit a request to the Attorney General to reopen the preliminary investigation.
CrimeThe Attorney General (RÅ) will not request a review in the Supreme Court of the Knutby case. At present, there is no reason for the Attorney General to take any action, says Chief Prosecutor Mats Svensson at RÅ to SVT.
SwedenAttorney Johan Eriksson will request an overturning of the murder conviction against the so-called nanny in Knutby, who was convicted of shooting dead pastor Helge Fossmo's wife in 2004. However, being granted an overturning is extremely difficult, according to Dennis Martinsson, a doctor of criminal law. It is not easy to determine whether it is strong enough, he says.
SwedenLawyer Johan Eriksson wants to overturn the verdict against the so-called nanny who was convicted of the murder of the pastor's wife in Knutby in 2004. This emerges in Aftonbladet's follow-up review of the Knutby drama.
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