According to the verdict, the district court believes that the prosecutor proved that the man attacked the relative with a knife and that he committed attempted murder and attempted murder. They also believe that it was just a coincidence that the injuries were not life-threatening.
But for a conviction, the prosecutor needs to prove that this was committed with reason and will according to the criminal code, something which the court believes could not be proven in this case.
Quarrels that degenerated
Both the man and the relative must have been heavily intoxicated at the time, it was in April this year that the relative visited the man and his wife’s home in Emmaboda municipality when a fight between them degenerated. In his testimony, the relative has described an unexpected attack in which he did not realize at first that he had been stabbed. He ran from the scene to a family member’s residence where they called an ambulance.
Acting psychotic
The man diagnosed with bipolar disorder says he does not remember attacking his relative and that at the time of the incident he was in a manic phase of the illness. However, he must have admitted that it was his knife that was used in the fight. According to several witnesses, the man behaved psychotically after the knife fight, therefore the court judges that the man lived in a fantasy world and that his actions do not correspond to his real will.
Since the prosecution is now dismissed, the man is also released from paying damages to the relative. omen can be appealed until August 25.