Posted on 01/03/2010 1:54:02 PM PST by marthemaria
The man charged with attempted manslaughters of the cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and a police officer has denied the charges.
The young man being charged by police for the attempted manslaughters of the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and a police officer has appeared in a remand hearing in Århus on a stretcher and denies the charges.
The Danish-Somali man arrived at court on a stretcher, covered with white hospital blankets and with a towel around his head to prevent him from being recognised.
Remand Judge Kristian Richter has issued an injunctioin against naming the man and has remanded him in custody for four weeks, two of which are to be in isolation.
According to politken.dk’ s reporter at the scene, the 28-year-old was weak and p leaded not guilty to the two counts of attempted manslaughter brought against him. He is described as having a crewcut and with a small goatee beard. His arm is in a thick bandage while his leg is in a splint.
Police reports have previously said that the young man was shot in the hand and leg after attacking police officers with an axe.
They now kill...for cartoons.
It will be worse here because our ambulance chasing defense lawyers are much better at obfustication than our euro-friends are.
Attempted manslaughter? Not murder? Surely if you break in through somebody’s door with an axe it indicates premeditation. Or did he just happen to be carrying an axe with him?
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