29-year-old sentenced to detention for having beaten his stepfather did in death – Bergensavisen

A 29-year-old man is sentenced to eight years and seven months in custody for having beaten to death his stepfather in Loddefjord in Bergen in December, 2014.

He was acquitted of intentional murder, but convicted of assault with death to follow.

Wilhelm Storm Larsen (62) died of a series of battles, including with a crutch in December, 2014.

the Court finds that there is reasonable doubt about whether voldens the scope and the intensity was so significant that the 29-year-old would have recognized that Larsen most likely would die of it.

– do Not drapsforsett

“the Court has thus concluded that the defendant had not drapsforsett on gjerningstidspunktet, and he can therefore not be convicted for murder”, called it in the judgment.

He was still convicted for the damages he inflicted upon the deceased, and the court characterizes the voldshandlingen as brutal.

the Man is in addition to the sentenced for a more voldshendelser. He declared himself only guilty of two of the seven conditions in the indictment.

It is gratifying that he was acquitted of drapsanklagen. We will consider the judgment of the other and take betenkiningstid, ” says defense attorney John Christian Fire to BA.

29-year-old confirms that he used violence against his 62-year-old stepfather, but claims that he was ambulatory and tilsnakkende when he left the apartment.

Reject knivforklaring

He claimed also self defence when he testified before the Bergen city court.

“the Court finds it proven that the deceased did not assault the defendant with a bread knife. The assessment is laid decisive weight on the fact that some such knife was not found in or at the apartment, despite the fact that the police came and secured the scene after a short time,” writes the judges.

no Matter he went too far than was necessary if he had been in a self.

– Required custody

The prosecutor’s statement was detention for up to 14 years, but since he was acquitted for the murder, was the penalty reduced to eight and seven months, with a minimum time of six years.

the Court finds that a 29-åringens voldshistorikk and substance abuse points in the direction of that it is nearby the danger that he may commit serious acts of violence.