Murder allegation in Tampere's Kaukajärvi – 37-year-old released from pre-trial detention in August
The Pirkanmaa District Court will hear a request to remand two men in custody for manslaughter on Friday. The older of the suspected men was released from pre-trial detention just a couple of months ago.
Murder allegation in Kaukajärvi private flat – two men to be remanded
According to Ilta-Sanomat, police will seek the remand of two men in custody for manslaughter in the Pirkanmaa District Court on Friday. The suspected men are 37 and 36 years old. The crime took place in a private flat in Tampere's Kaukajärvi.
The investigating officer, Detective Inspector Jani Ortamala, states that the suspected homicide came to the attention of police early in the week. He does not specify the time of the crime. The authorities have not previously issued information about the case.
According to Ortamala, the victim is an adult. According to the investigating officer, the suspected men presumably knew the victim in some way. Police have questioned the suspected men, but Ortamala does not at this stage comment on the progress or contents of the questioning.
37-year-old was free for only a couple of months
The older of the suspected men was released from pre-trial detention at the end of August by decision of the Pirkanmaa District Court. He was suspected in the summer of preparing a serious crime against a person's life and health – the alleged date of the act was 5 July and the location was Tampere. The man was remanded in custody in July but released approximately a month later.
The man has additionally been charged recently with two attempted manslaughters and assault from last spring. The trial took place at the end of September, but a verdict has not yet been delivered. The original hearing was scheduled to take place in April, but one of the victims failed to appear, whereupon the proceedings were postponed and the man was released from pre-trial detention.
The 37-year-old also has other serious criminal history, including assaults, robberies and drug offences. According to address information, the man lives in Tampere.
The younger suspect also has an extensive criminal history
The 36-year-old man has also been charged in various district courts with numerous crimes, including drug offences, robberies, assaults and drink-driving. No address information for him is on file in Finland.
Source: Ilta-Sanomat