2023-06-12 10:02:44
Prosecutor Søren Harbo read out the indictment in the Danish capital on Monday. Accordingly, the 23-year-old alleged perpetrator is accused of triple murder and multiple attempted murders. Defense attorney Luise Høj said her client might hardly remember what happened and would therefore not make a statement. It is not disputed that the Dane was in the mall that day, had a gun with him and fired several shots, killing and injuring people. However, the man claims that he is mentally ill and therefore not guilty.
The Field’s shopping mall in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen is one of the largest in Scandinavia. When the shots were fired on July 3, 2022, a girl and a boy, each aged 17, and a 46-year-old man were killed there. Several other people were injured. The then 22-year-old suspect was arrested a few minutes following the shots were fired in front of the building. Since then he has been in custody, but in a closed psychiatric ward instead of in prison.
Six days of hearings, ending on July 5, have been scheduled for the Copenhagen City Court.
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