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Kim Wall and Danish submarine: What we know and what we don't Kim Wall and the Danish submarine: What we know and what we don't
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Swedish journalist Kim Wall, 30, disappeared during the night of 10 August.Swedish journalist Kim Wall, 30, disappeared during the night of 10 August.
She was last seen on the submarine of Danish inventor Peter Madsen. She was last seen embarking on a trip off the Copenhagen coast in a homemade submarine built by Danish inventor Peter Madsen.
Police think Mr Madsen deliberately sank his own sub before being rescued, and charged Mr Madsen with negligent manslaughter. After a long search, her mutilated torso was found by a passing cyclist on 21 August.
The inventor told police and closed-door court hearings that he threw her body into the sea after she died in an accident on board his submarine. Mr Madsen has said she died in an accident on board the submarine and has denied a charge of negligent manslaughter.
Ten days after her disappearance, a mutilated torso was found by a passing cyclist, and police have confirmed it is Ms Wall. The mystery has transfixed Scandinavia and many questions surrounding Kim Wall's death remain unanswered.
What do we know about Kim Wall's disappearance?What do we know about Kim Wall's disappearance?
A respected freelance journalist, Ms Wall was researching a feature about Peter Madsen, an inventor who built his private 40-tonne submarine, UC3 Nautilus, through crowdfunding in 2008. She has written for the New York Times, Guardian, Vice and the South China Morning Post. A respected freelance journalist, Ms Wall was researching a feature about Peter Madsen, an inventor who built his private 40-tonne submarine, UC3 Nautilus, through crowdfunding in 2008.
They met at around 19:00 on Thursday 10 August at Refshaleoen, a harbour area in Copenhagen. She boarded the Nautilus and was reported missing by her boyfriend at 02:30 on Friday. The last picture of the pair in the sub's conning tower was taken at 20:30 by a man on a cruise ship, a short time before sunset. She had previously reported from North Korea, the South Pacific, Uganda and Haiti, writing for the New York Times, Guardian, Vice and the South China Morning Post.
She met Mr Madsen at around 19:00 local time on Thursday 10 August at Refshaleoen, a harbour area in Copenhagen, and she boarded the Nautilus. The last picture of the pair in the sub's conning tower was taken at 20:30 by a man on a cruise ship, a short time before sunset.
Ms Wall did not return and was reported missing by her boyfriend at 02:30 on Friday.
The sub was not equipped with satellite tracking so after the alarm was raised in the early hours of Friday, rescue services searched for the vessel for hours.The sub was not equipped with satellite tracking so after the alarm was raised in the early hours of Friday, rescue services searched for the vessel for hours.
It was not until 10:30 on 11 August that the first sighting was confirmed from a lighthouse in the Oresund. It was not until 10:30 on 11 August that the first sighting of the vessel was confirmed from a lighthouse in the Oresund, a strait between Sweden and Denmark.
However, a merchant ship has since reported coming within 30m of the unlit sub to the north-west of the Oresund bridge at about midnight on 10 August. Police say at that point the submarine crossed the channel from Denmark towards Sweden in the southern part of the Oresund. A merchant ship later reported coming within 30m (98ft) of the unlit sub to the north-west of the Oresund bridge at about midnight on 10 August. Police say at that point, the submarine crossed the channel from Denmark towards Sweden in the southern part of the Oresund.
Contact with Mr Madsen was finally established. But half an hour after the first reported sighting, the submarine sank and Mr Madsen was taken to safety by rescue services.
After analysing the wreck, Copenhagen police said on 14 August that "the sinking of the submarine was allegedly a consequence of a deliberate act".
What happened to Kim Wall?What happened to Kim Wall?
What really happened to the Swedish journalist is either unknown or has been kept under wraps by Danish authorities. What happened to the Swedish journalist on the submarine is unclear and it was 13 days before she was confirmed dead.
Until 21 August, the closed-door nature of court hearings meant little information could be revealed. But after a request from both the defence and prosecution, we now know a little of what Peter Madsen has said. According to Mr Madsen's account, there was an accident on board, Kim Wall died, and he "buried" her at sea somewhere in Koge Bay, about 50km (30 miles) south of Copenhagen. The nature of the alleged accident, and other details, remain undisclosed. However, a number of macabre facts have emerged.
According to his account, an accident occurred on board, Kim Wall died, and he "buried" her at sea somewhere in Koge Bay, about 50km (30 miles) south of Copenhagen. The nature of the alleged accident, and other details, remain undisclosed. "There is a torso from which arms, legs and head have been removed as a result of deliberate cutting," announced Copenhagen police chief Jens Moller Jensen after human remains were discovered on 21 August on the shore of Klydesoen, to the south of Copenhagen.
Hours after these details emerged, a woman's torso was found on the shore of Klydesoen, a short distance from Koge Bay. Two days later, police said DNA taken from Ms Wall's toothbrush and hairbrush matched the remains. The lead investigator also revealed that blood found on the sunken submarine had been confirmed as Ms Wall's.
"There is a torso in which arms, legs and head have been removed off as a result of deliberate cutting," said Copenhagen police chief Jens Moller Jensen. Her torso had been weighed down by metal to help it sink, and injuries she had suffered appeared to suggest that air had been forced out of her body.
Police said that DNA tests matched the remains to Ms Wall. Mr Madsen's lawyer, Betina Hald Engmark, has said he does not confess to anything and pleads not guilty. "The DNA match doesn't change my client's explanation that an accident happened," she said.
Earlier, Mr Madsen's lawyer, Betina Hald Engmark, said her client had not confessed to anything and was still pleading not guilty. She said he gave evidence to the police during preliminary questioning and "information from this" had emerged.
Has Peter Madsen's story changed?Has Peter Madsen's story changed?
Initially the inventor said he dropped Kim Wall off after dark at about 22:30 on 10 August at the Halvandet restaurant, on the northern tip of Refshaleoen, close to where they had met earlier. Initially the inventor, well known in Denmark for his submarine and rocket activities, said he had dropped Ms Wall off after dark at about 22:30 on 10 August at the Halvandet restaurant, on the northern tip of Refshaleoen, close to where they had met earlier.
Restaurant owner Bo Petersen said the area was well covered by CCTV and he handed the video footage to police.Restaurant owner Bo Petersen said the area was well covered by CCTV and he handed the video footage to police.
We do not know what was on the video but police said Peter Madsen gave them a new account of events. That account was not made public at the time. We do not know what was on the video but police said after a judicial hearing on 12 August that Peter Madsen had given them a new account of events. That account finally emerged on 21 August when police said he told them he had thrown the body into the sea after an accident. His lawyer said he had always wanted the account to be made public.
Why did the submarine sink?
Within minutes of contact being established with Peter Madsen on the morning of 11 August, the submarine sank in Koge Bay.
The inventor, well known in Denmark for his submarine and rocket activities, was soon brought ashore and interviewed by Danish reporters. The story was not yet a homicide inquiry.
Copenhagen police said on 14 August that their forensic work on the sub confirmed "that the sinking of the submarine was allegedly a consequence of a deliberate act".
What we still don't knowWhat we still don't know
The big question remains what really happened to Kim Wall. Did she die in an accident? Or was she killed? The big question remains what really happened to Kim Wall after she met Peter Madsen on board his submarine.
Where did they go after the sun went down on 10 August and what happened in the hours before the sub was finally spotted at 10:30 the following day? The search for the journalist's remains goes on and her mother, Ingrid, has said there are still a number of questions to be answered.
Danish and Swedish maritime authorities say they have determined the route the submarine travelled in Koge Bay and the Oresund strait before sinking.Danish and Swedish maritime authorities say they have determined the route the submarine travelled in Koge Bay and the Oresund strait before sinking.
Copenhagen police have urged people who have travelled with Peter Madsen before to explain what happened on their trips. Copenhagen police have urged people who have travelled with Mr Madsen before to explain what happened on their trips.
Although the sub was brought to the surface, sea water is likely to have damaged any DNA evidence left on board. Police said they had secured "a substantial amount of electronics".
Why is the case behind closed doors?Why is the case behind closed doors?
This is not uncommon in Denmark. This is not uncommon in Denmark. It means that Mr Madsen's own lawyer is not allowed to give her client's side of the story, other than to say he is innocent.
It means that Peter Madsen's own lawyer is not allowed to give her client's story, other than to say he is innocent.
The charge of negligent manslaughter is seen as an initial step that will keep the defendant in custody until early September. It can later be changed or withdrawn.The charge of negligent manslaughter is seen as an initial step that will keep the defendant in custody until early September. It can later be changed or withdrawn.