Defense men accused of murdering Birgitte Tengs in Karmøy in 1995 have asked for further investigation into the girl’s pantyhose.
– We have requested a new pantyhose check. There’s one area in particular just above the left knee that we believe is of particular interest in this case, attorney Stian Kristensen told Aftenbladet.
A 52-year-old man was sentenced in the Haugaland and Sunnhordland District Court on February 6 to 17 years in unconditional prison for the murder. The appeal process is scheduled to begin on September 4 at the Gulating Court of Appeal in Stavanger.
Whether new evidence becomes available when the parties meet in court in the fall will depend on whether a new investigation is into Birgitte Tengs’ pantyhose, and whether this investigation is fruitful.
The accused always denied any involvement in the murder. According to the prosecution, the discovery of the 52-year-old Y chromosome in Tengs’ tight pants linked the defendant to the crime. The district court considered that this was deposited in connection with the murder.
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Stian Kristiansen and co-defendant Stian Bråstein demonstrated at trial that there were handprints on the pantyhose. This fingerprint has not been examined because it has never been seen before.
– Traces made with a bloody right hand. This of course needs to be investigated further. Here you have to do the same investigation as you would with the clipping where the Y chromosome was found, says Kristensen.
State Attorney Nina Grande would not comment on this in the media.
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