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February 12, 2012
Police consider death by elk in murder case
Published: 28 Nov 09 11:03 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23536/20091128/
A former murder investigation has been reviewed by police who now suspect a 63-year-old woman found dead in Småland, southern Sweden, last year was killed by an elk.
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She was last seen taking her family dog out for a walk in the forest. When she did not return home her husband ventured out to look for her and found her dead body.
The 68-year-old was immediately arrested and detained on suspicion of murder. He was held in police custody for five months.
He revealed his story to newspaper Expressen. “When my children and I buried my wife I was still suspected of killing her,” he said.
After an autopsy failed to determine the cause of death, further analysis was conducted.
An investigation by Sweden’s National Laboratory of Forensic Science concluded that strands of hair found on the woman’s body and clothes came from a species of deer.
Elk experts at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå also confirmed that saliva from an elk was found on the woman’s clothes.
The man was released in January without charge when the investigation took a new course.
Police have refrained from commenting on details of the case so far but a press conference will be held in Västervik on Tuesday to explain the current state of the investigation.
An elk expert will also be in attendance to explain the findings of the forensic analysis.
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Its tragic she died ....
Its tragic that the first suspect was the husband .....
Its tragic that suspicion will always hang over his head forever ....
Some will even say that the elk was wrongly accused ...
It is very sad all round.
Yes, it's elk as in moose. The animal known as moose in the US is called "European Elk" here.
If the poor lady was indeed killed my an elk/moose the reson may have been the dog. These creatures are very shy unless they feel threatened or are annoyed in anyway. A barking dog could do that.
I agree with you. The poor man had enough tragedy to deal with already. Accusations as to being responsible just serve as rubbing salt into an open wound. The worst part in all this is that the damage these accusations caused, both to his image and the pain he must have gone through, cannot be removed.
And yes, a tragedy.
As sad as this story is, I understand why the husband was under suspicion. I don't agree, but I understand. My question is this.... if he was only under suspicion, why detain him for 5 months? His children are left to grieve without him and with ridiculous suspicion. The man is having to grieve without his children and in a holding cell. Why incarcerate him when there is clearly no evidence of foul play besides suspicion?
@ izbz... I agree with you totally. What compensation is the police giving this man for robbing him of 5 months of his life?
I don't care if the Brits call moose elks. They don't have any elk or moose so what would they know about them?
There are moose in the UK,.....they have been re-introduced into Scotland.
"Hoots mon,theres a moose a loos aboot this hoos,"
Courtesy of Lord Rockinghams Eleven,...many moons ago.