The man who was previously sentenced to 18 years in prison is now appealing the Court of Appeal’s verdict to the Supreme Court. He was sentenced for the so-called punk murder, when he took the life of a man 10 years older. In the judgment which News24 taken note of, it states that the convicted murderer allegedly used “repeated and extensive blunt force” against the victim. According to the coroner, some of the injuries must have happened when the victim was alive.
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Jail instead of care for ‘punk murder’
The murder would mimic the controversial singer
The victim’s corpse is said to have been arranged to resemble the controversial one GG Allin, a singer who died in 1993 of a heroin overdose. However, Allin had planned to kill himself on stage but died before he could carry it out. He is known for being violent at concerts, fighting with the audience and pooping on stage.
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Want to be acquitted or get treatment
In the Court of Appeal, it was concluded that the man should be sentenced to prison because “the man has a limited need for care, which can be met by the Correctional Service”. Now the man wants to be acquitted or sentenced to forensic psychiatric care. He has previously been in contact with psychiatry, but according to the judgment from the Court of Appeal, the man is considered to have a limited need for care that can be met in prison.
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The victim’s parents are appealing
According to information from the news agency Siren which News24 heard, the victim’s parents have also appealed the verdict. They are calling for the man to be sentenced to life imprisonment instead.