Headless torso of missing reporter found in Danish waters

STOCKHOLM: The headless torso of a woman found at sea was identified Wednesday as a Swedish journalist who likely died aboard a Danish inventor's homemade submarine, reports AFP.

In a grisly case that has gripped the nation and drawn parallels with Nordic Noir detective fiction, Danish police confirmed they had made a positive identification of the body, which was found on Monday.

"The DNA of the torso matches that of Kim Wall," Copenhagen police announced on Twitter.

Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been accused of the negligent manslaughter of the 30-year-old reporter who went to interview him aboard his 60-foot (18-metre) submarine on August 10.

She has not been seen since.

The torso, whose head and limbs were deliberately cut off, was found on in Koge Bay, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Copenhagen, police say.

It also bore injuries which appeared to suggest that air had been forced out of it, Copenhagen homicide chief Jens Moller Jensen told a news conference.

He also said the torso had been attached to a metal object which was likely intended to weigh it down.

 

Headless torso of missing reporter found in Danish waters

STOCKHOLM: The headless torso of a woman found at sea was identified Wednesday as a Swedish journalist who likely died aboard a Danish inventors homemade submarine, reports AFP. In a grisly case that has gripped the nation and drawn parallels with Nordic Noir detective fiction, Danish police confirmed they had made a positive identification of the body, which was found on Monday. The DNA of the torso matches that of Kim Wall, Copenhagen police announced on Twitter. Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been accused of the negligent manslaughter of the 30-year-old reporter who went to interview him aboard his 60-foot (18-metre) submarine on August 10. She has not been seen since. The torso, whose head and limbs were deliberately cut off, was found on in Koge Bay, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Copenhagen, police say. It also bore injuries which appeared to suggest that air had been forced out of it, Copenhagen homicide chief Jens Moller Jensen told a news conference. He also said the torso had been attached to a metal object which was likely intended to weigh it down.