- My first thought was that Linn had been killed – Dagbladet.no

- My first thought was that Linn had been killed – Dagbladet.no

SKIEN (Dagbladet): – My first thought when I heard about the death, was that Linn had been killed. I knew she would confront him with the sexual advances, says a 35-year friend of Linn Madelen Braathen (33) in Lower Telemark District Court.

Braathen died the night of August 3 last year, after falling from Brevikbrua. It was eventually revealed that the accused ekspolitimannen had been with Braathen on the bridge. He says she took her own life by jumping, but police believe he killed her. Office of the Attorney General believes the evidence does not hold to murder charges, and he is accused of having left Braathen in a helpless state.

– Had plans for the future

At 10:30 o’clock has three close friends of Braathen explained himself. Everyone thinks it is very unlikely that the 33-year-old should have wanted to take his own life.

– Linn had it very good. She had boyfriend, wanted to start a family and had plans for the future, says the 35-year-old girlfriend.

The 42-year ekspolitimannen, who is married and has two children, testified that Braathen was captivated of him and wanted a relationship with him, an opinion he shares with his wife. He rejects certain that there were no such conditions, even considering that a chat with the very intimate and sexual relationships are presented in court. He says that it was an internal communication form, and that he has never had any relationship with her friend – who was also living with his best friend.

– friendship has broken

This is in stark contrast to what her friends report to the court. According to them it was contrary ekspolitimannen who wanted a sexual relationship with Braathen.

– She said that friendship to him had been destroyed by so many advances, tells a 34-year-old.

As an example, says girlfriend about a time when she and Braathen was lightly dressed at the beach, and ekspolitimannen arrived by boat.

– She said: “I put on my dress, I will not sit here bra when He is coming, “says her friend.

Ekspolitimannen should have come with more overtures when he knew Bråthen roommate was not present.

– It was probably in a jocular tone at the beginning, but it started to go too far. It was not okay anymore, says the 35-year-old girlfriend.

Especially difficult was this for Braathen because she could not say anything to her partner, says 35-year-old.

– He was after all the defendant’s best friend, she explains.

Desired confrontation

In the days before she died, Braathen an end to the advances and wanted to confront the policeman.

– She wanted to prevent his partner was involved, but if it did not, she would tell him and the policeman’s wife about it, said my friend.

Braathen often sat babysitting, also for the accused child.

– Once she’d babysit his kids, she wondered if she should ask her boyfriend if he wanted to. She was afraid of being touched, says her friend.

– Never sex

All three of her friends says Braathen never told that she had had sex with the defendant.

– Was she totally open with You? ask the prosecutor Omholt 35-year-old.

– There was a lot she found it difficult to talk about. That she told me this, I take as a sign that it was important, says her friend.

Ekspolitimannens defender Arne Lie Noting girlfriend explanations about the alleged sexual Tilmen from the client, though:

– As I see it, it’s not that great a distance from these explanations to what he has said. He has explained about these chats, Small says to Dagbladet.