With the same pony as a marker on the site of the collision on road 229 on Bjørkelangen, conducted Lower Romerike court inspection Friday afternoon.
girls had been walking with the horse on a dirt road and were on their way back when they had to run 300 meters on the county road that fatal Saturday 11th January last year.
– The girls were a hundred yards from taking off towards the stables when the accident occurred, explained dad Jostein H. Sandmark even the court of the place where the accident occurred.
Three theories
reunion with the place where the two children suffered fatal injuries were strongly for the parents who followed the trial first day. Grief over the loss of her daughters Sarah (13) and Tiril (11) was evident in the parents.
Lawyer Christian Lundin pushed the defendant hard on his alleged amnesia. The defendant said in his own statement that can not remember anything from the accident, but that he has formed three theories about what may have led to his drove on hestesulkyen with pony and the two little girls.
– You’ve released three theories as to what may have happened. In none of the theories you are responsible for the accident. Have you any theory where you have responsibility, asked Lundin in a very sharp tone directly to 48-year-old.
– I hope everyone understands that stuff does not intentionally. I have no other theories, black 48-year-old counsel.
Can not remember
The trial started with the accused motor vehicle mechanic refused culpability for manslaughter and negligent driving. According defender, lawyer Gunhild Lærum, the client can not admit guilt as long as he does not remember what happened. But she says that there is no question about whether 48-year-old drove the car or not.
– The defendant is desperate even to not to remember, and it is not an attempt by him evade responsibility. There is no doubt that the two girls is without fault in this accident, said Lærum in his opening statement in Lower Romerike court Friday.
Lawyer Lundin emphasized that for the bereaved is a significant additional burden that they will not know what really happened when the driver about 50 kilometers speed hit sulky with horse and inflicted kids fatal head injuries.
In his explanation came too evident that motor vehicle mechanic is marked by accident. After own perception he is a conscientious driver who normally did not do unnecessary risks or abrupt maneuvers by car. So why would he have done it this day?
False memories
In questioning by police, however, he both referred to how the driving conditions were unhappy day and given other information. Later he passed away from this, with the explanation that there is talk of real memories, but about things he has heard or images that have formed.
Thus, it is up to the court and Judge Anja Bech to hear all evidence in the case before concluding in question if it is really talking about careless driving from 48-year-old and not other possible conditions that put him out of action for the crucial seconds the cold January afternoon last year.
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