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| Man jailed for life over murder of British tour guide in Lapland | Man jailed for life over murder of British tour guide in Lapland |
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| Czech national Karel Frybl stabbed his girlfriend Rebecca Johnson 40 times in 2016 attack | Czech national Karel Frybl stabbed his girlfriend Rebecca Johnson 40 times in 2016 attack |
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| Fri 16 Feb 2018 14.48 GMT | Fri 16 Feb 2018 14.48 GMT |
| Last modified on Fri 16 Feb 2018 22.01 GMT | |
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| A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his British girlfriend at a husky farm in Lapland, Finland. | A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his British girlfriend at a husky farm in Lapland, Finland. |
| Karel Frybl stabbed Rebecca Johnson 40 times at a cottage in Kultimantie in December 2016. | Karel Frybl stabbed Rebecca Johnson 40 times at a cottage in Kultimantie in December 2016. |
| She had defensive wounds and some stab wounds to her back, meaning she must have turned away from her attacker as she tried to escape. | She had defensive wounds and some stab wounds to her back, meaning she must have turned away from her attacker as she tried to escape. |
| Johnson, 26, from Burntisland, Fife, was a member of the Santa Safari team, which works with Transun Travel, an Oxford-based tour operator, to organise Christmas-themed excursions to Lapland. | Johnson, 26, from Burntisland, Fife, was a member of the Santa Safari team, which works with Transun Travel, an Oxford-based tour operator, to organise Christmas-themed excursions to Lapland. |
| After the attack, Frybl left the scene with some of his dogs and walked about two-and-a-half miles into the woods before being arrested. | After the attack, Frybl left the scene with some of his dogs and walked about two-and-a-half miles into the woods before being arrested. |
| He admitted culpable homicide at an earlier court hearing but had denied murder. | He admitted culpable homicide at an earlier court hearing but had denied murder. |
| The Czech national claimed he suffered a loss of control and could not recall anything of the stabbing. However, a psychiatric report ordered by the court found Frybl was not insane at the time of the attack. | The Czech national claimed he suffered a loss of control and could not recall anything of the stabbing. However, a psychiatric report ordered by the court found Frybl was not insane at the time of the attack. |
| The court in Rovaniemi found there was no doubt the crime was committed in a “particularly ferocious, brutal and violent manner”. It said the violence Johnson suffered was well beyond culpable homicide and found him guilty of murder. | The court in Rovaniemi found there was no doubt the crime was committed in a “particularly ferocious, brutal and violent manner”. It said the violence Johnson suffered was well beyond culpable homicide and found him guilty of murder. |
| In Finland, a life sentence is rarely more than 14 years. Frybl was also told to pay just under €40,000 (£35,500) compensation. | In Finland, a life sentence is rarely more than 14 years. Frybl was also told to pay just under €40,000 (£35,500) compensation. |
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