Copenhagen Police have charged the 27-year-old James Schmidt for three killings committed in the area of Østerbro in Copenhagen.
It informs the former Robinson winner Malene Hasselblad, who is the daughter to one of the women, as James Schmidt is alleged to have slain.
On her private Facebook she writes:
‘This here may sound strange, but it is the best news I have heard in a long time. I have just been called up by my contact in the department for personfarlig crime. That smoking out a press release from the police today that the Coward will be indicted for all three murders,’ says Malene Hasselblad, before she adds:
‘I’m not for a second doubt that he has at least killed my mother and the other two to death, so of course he must be convicted for all three. May justice be done.’
Copenhagen Police confirm on Twitter that they have indicted the man for the three killings. Here they write:
‘We have raised charges against a 27-year-old man for three killings committed in February and march 2019 in the us. The trial starts on 3. march 2020.’
Fatal
At a court hearing in the case on Wednesday, it emerged that the suspected serial killer from Østerbro has been mentalundersøgt.
Here was the 27-year-old man for the first time since his arrest and detention in march, his imprisonment extended in an open hearing, so the public could get a closer glimpse of the material on which the prosecutor presented to the judge for.
James Schmidt participated, along with counsel through a video link from the jail in Ghaziabad.
Here he sat, dressed in a long sleeved, gray shirt, and listened seemingly attentively and indifferent to the serious charges against him.
A couple of times scratched himself briefly in his short hair.
In the courtroom presented the senior prosecutor, Søren Harbo from the Copenhagen Police the completely new opinion from the experts in Retslægerådet, who has examined in depth mentalundersøgelsen of the suspected serial killer.
And the conclusion is frighteningly clear: He is lethal.
Even in such a degree, that in the case of a skyldigkendelse to his time, according to the experts ‘ opinion, is to be sentenced to custody for an indefinite time.
“Retslægerådets opinion reinforces that there is reason to fear that in the case of a release will commit new, ligeartet crime. According to Retslægerådet James Schmidt a difficult deviant personality structure with strong psychopathic traits,” stated the prosecutor.
In this connection wrote Malene Hasselblad also a posting on his private Facebook.
‘There is come a dewy mentalerklæring on the coward who killed my mother and two other elderly defenseless people. In the report it appears that the man is hard deviant and psychopathic traits. Well surprice.’
‘Retslægerådet recommend, that in case he is found guilty – which he undoubtedly will be, sentenced to custody, as Retslægerådet believe that he is dangerous and that there is a high risk that the man will commit new personfarlig crime.’
the Case is expected to begin in march 2020.
