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Danish inventor accused of Kim Wall murder 'psychopathic', court hears
Source: The Guardian
Danish inventor accused of Kim Wall murder 'psychopathic', court hears
Peter Madsen said ‘a dead body does not deserve any special respect’, psychiatric report says
Richard Orange in Copenhagen
Thu 5 Apr 2018 17.54 BST
A Danish inventor discussed dismembering the body of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall without emotion in interviews with forensic psychiatrists, and demonstrated no compassion for her or her family, Copenhagen district court has heard.
“What do you do when you have a big problem? You divide it into something smaller,” Peter Madsen answered when psychiatrists asked about his decision to cut off Wall’s head, arms and legs.
He compared his preparations for the act to the Battle of Trafalgar, and argued that “a dead body does not deserve any special respect”.
The details were included in a psychiatric assessment read out by the prosecutor, Jakob Buch-Jepsen, on Thursday, at the end of the 10th day of Madsen’s trial for sexually assaulting and murdering Wall.
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Peter Madsen said ‘a dead body does not deserve any special respect’, psychiatric report says
Richard Orange in Copenhagen
Thu 5 Apr 2018 17.54 BST
A Danish inventor discussed dismembering the body of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall without emotion in interviews with forensic psychiatrists, and demonstrated no compassion for her or her family, Copenhagen district court has heard.
“What do you do when you have a big problem? You divide it into something smaller,” Peter Madsen answered when psychiatrists asked about his decision to cut off Wall’s head, arms and legs.
He compared his preparations for the act to the Battle of Trafalgar, and argued that “a dead body does not deserve any special respect”.
The details were included in a psychiatric assessment read out by the prosecutor, Jakob Buch-Jepsen, on Thursday, at the end of the 10th day of Madsen’s trial for sexually assaulting and murdering Wall.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/05/peter-madsen-psychiatric-assessment-kim-wall-trial-copenhagen