https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed "I feel no hate for the man," Ingrid Wall, the mother of talented Swedish journalist Kim Wall, writes of the moment her daughter's killer Peter Madsen was jailed for life. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181113/i-feel-no-hate-kim-walls-mother-ingrid-wall-in-new-book Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:35:11 +0100 i-feel-no-hate-kim-walls-mother-ingrid-wall-in-new-book The murder of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board Peter Madsen's submarine is to be turned into a mini-series by one of the writers behind the Danish TV hit Borgen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181011/kim-wall-murder-to-be-made-into-a-tv-series Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:59:45 +0200 kim-wall-murder-to-be-made-into-a-tv-series Danish inventor Peter Madsen, locked up for life for murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall, will not appeal his sentence to the Supreme Court. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181008/danish-submarine-killer-gives-up-fight-for-reduced-jail-sentence Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:10:29 +0200 danish-submarine-killer-gives-up-fight-for-reduced-jail-sentence A Danish appeals court on Wednesday upheld a life sentence handed down by a lower court against Peter Madsen for the 2017 murder of a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180926/danish-appeals-court-to-rule-on-submarine-killers-sentence-peter-madsen Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:40:19 +0200 danish-appeals-court-to-rule-on-submarine-killers-sentence-peter-madsen Danish inventor Peter Madsen, locked up for life for murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall, is seeking a reduced jail term. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180905/danish-submarine-killer-appeals-life-sentence Wed, 05 Sep 2018 09:28:56 +0200 danish-submarine-killer-appeals-life-sentence Ingrid Wall, the mother of journalist Kim who was killed last summer while interviewing an inventor for an article, on Friday presented a radio programme which was also released as an English-language podcast. In it, she spoke about the impact of Kim's death on the family and how they have coped through the last year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180810/kim-walls-mother-radio-programme-released-podcast-english Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0200 kim-walls-mother-radio-programme-released-podcast-english People around the world will take part in charity runs on Friday in tribute to Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who was killed in August 2017 by an inventor she was interviewing for a story. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180808/worldwide-run-for-kim-to-honour-murdered-swedish-journalist-kim-wall Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:32:02 +0200 worldwide-run-for-kim-to-honour-murdered-swedish-journalist-kim-wall Danish submarine builder Peter Madsen is to appeal his life sentence for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall in September, authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180515/sweden-denmark-submariner-madsen-to-appeal-life-term-in-september Tue, 15 May 2018 14:34:07 +0200 sweden-denmark-submariner-madsen-to-appeal-life-term-in-september A high court appeal case against Danish amateur engineer Peter Madsen will relate to the sentence, but not the verdict. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180507/peter-madsen-guilty-verdict-will-not-be-appealed-at-high-court Mon, 07 May 2018 14:59:29 +0200 peter-madsen-guilty-verdict-will-not-be-appealed-at-high-court Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been sentenced to life in jail over the murder of Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180425/danish-inventor-peter-madsen-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-submarine-kim-wall Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:49:59 +0200 danish-inventor-peter-madsen-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-submarine-kim-wall A Copenhagen court is today set to rule whether or not to convict Danish inventor Peter Madsen of murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine before throwing her body parts into the sea. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180425/copenhagen-court-to-announce-verdict-in-submarine-murder-trial-peter-madsen-swedish-journalist-kim-wall Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:42:45 +0200 copenhagen-court-to-announce-verdict-in-submarine-murder-trial-peter-madsen-swedish-journalist-kim-wall Danish prosecutors on Monday called for a life sentence for submarine builder Peter Madsen who is on trial for the gruesome murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his vessel last year, mutilating her corpse and throwing her body parts in the sea. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180423/life-term-sought-for-danish-submariner-over-death-of-journalist Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:03:07 +0200 life-term-sought-for-danish-submariner-over-death-of-journalist The trial of a Danish inventor accused of murdering a journalist aboard his self-built submarine is due to wrap up this week with a verdict due by Wednesday at the earliest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180423/verdict-due-in-trial-of-danish-inventor-accused-of-journalists-murder Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:28:47 +0200 verdict-due-in-trial-of-danish-inventor-accused-of-journalists-murder The Danish inventor on trial for killing a journalist aboard his self-built submarine watched a video in which a woman was decapitated hours before the alleged murder, a court heard Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180405/inventor-madsen-viewed-murder-video-before-swedish-journalists-death-prosecutor Thu, 05 Apr 2018 09:06:48 +0200 inventor-madsen-viewed-murder-video-before-swedish-journalists-death-prosecutor A leading submarine expert on Tuesday challenged Danish inventor Peter Madsen's claim that Swedish journalist Kim Wall was killed by toxic fumes in his homemade vessel last year, as he faces trial for her murder. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180404/expert-challenges-denmark-submarine-murder-suspects-defence Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:45:09 +0200 expert-challenges-denmark-submarine-murder-suspects-defence Seven out of twelve days are complete in the trial of Peter Madsen, who is accused of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180329/after-seven-days-key-points-from-peter-madsens-trial Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:10:07 +0200 after-seven-days-key-points-from-peter-madsens-trial Parents and friends of Kim Wall honoured her memory in New York on Friday on what would have been the Swedish journalist's 31st birthday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180324/family-and-friends-celebrate-the-life-of-late-journalist-kim-wall Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:10:49 +0100 family-and-friends-celebrate-the-life-of-late-journalist-kim-wall A coroner testified Thursday that Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died on Danish inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, may have been strangled or had her throat cut, and did not die in an accident as Madsen claims. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180322/coroner-testifies-in-trial-of-peter-madsen-over-death-of-swedish-journalist-kim-wall Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:30:48 +0100 coroner-testifies-in-trial-of-peter-madsen-over-death-of-swedish-journalist-kim-wall The trial of Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen, accused of murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall, resumed Wednesday as prosecutors disputed his account that she died accidentally aboard his vessel and suggested he was obsessed with beheadings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180321/danish-court-views-videos-in-submarine-inventors-trial Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:05:41 +0100 danish-court-views-videos-in-submarine-inventors-trial The trial of Danish submarine builder Peter Madsen, accused of murdering and mutilating Swedish journalist Kim Wall, resumes Wednesday as prosecutors dispute his account that she died accidentally aboard his vessel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180321/danish-submariners-version-of-journalist-murder-disputed Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:20:03 +0100 danish-submariners-version-of-journalist-murder-disputed