[Courtesy of Kim Wall / Facebook ]
It has been over a month since the missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall's headless torso was discovered in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen. A team of divers found bags of Wall's head, legs, and clothing in Koge Bay, Danish police said Saturday.
Kim Wall, a Swedish 30-year-old freelance journalist, vanished after a trip on a submarine built by a 46-year-old Danish inventor, Peter Madsen. He initially claimed that he dropped Wall off on land before his submarine sunk on August 10.
Madsen had to be rescued and soon he was arrested. After the arrest, he changed his story and told the authorities that Wall died in a freak accident on board, so he buried her at sea in Koge Bay near Copenhagen.
A passing cyclist discovered a headless torso washed up on an island near Copenhagen and alerted the authorities. Danish police had searched for the rest of Wall for days. The chief investigators Jens Moller Jensen said the limbs appeared to have "deliberately been cut off" the body, and the body was punctured to prevent it from floating.
A DNA test confirmed that the torso belonged to Wall, devastating the journalist's family and friends.
Kim Wall was interviewing Peter Madsen for his journey on building a submarine at home.
The discovered head did not show the signs of a fracture or violence, contrary to Madsen's claim. The inventor told police that Wall died when his submarine's 155-pound (70 kilograms) hatch fell on her head.
As the investigators search Madsen's belongings, they discovered footages of women being tortured, decapitated and murdered from his personal computer. Police determined the videos were recordings of real incidents.
The authorities can detain Madsen until October 31 and if it expires without a court's action, Madsen will be released back until his trial.
Kwak, Min Jung = abiel@ajunews.com
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