Christian Gustafsson sentenced to 18 years in prison for knife murder in Uppsala
A party night in Uppsala ended when Tyr, 23, was stabbed and died from his injuries. Uppsala District Court has now sentenced Christian Gustafsson, 30, to 18 years in prison for murder.
30-year-old convicted of knife murder of Tyr, 23, in Uppsala
A party night in Sala backe in Uppsala ended in July when Tyr, 23, was stabbed by his acquaintance Christian Gustafsson, 30. Tyr died from his injuries after losing large quantities of blood. On Wednesday, Uppsala District Court announced that Gustafsson has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for murder and unlawful threats, according to Expressen.
Police were called early in the morning to the residence in Sala backe. Tyr was severely injured when they arrived. In the flat, police found a knife with the victim's blood, and DNA traces linked to Gustafsson were later found on the knife handle. Gustafsson himself had called the police and quickly became a suspect for the murder.
During the party night, the number of people in the flat had successively dwindled to three. An audio recording of almost twenty minutes captured parts of the sequence of events. In the recording, Gustafsson can be heard saying "I'll stab you" and "I'll stab you again", followed by the victim's screams.
Tyr and Gustafsson had known each other for a long time. The 30-year-old stated during the trial that he viewed Tyr as a younger brother and that he wanted to look after him.
Among the last things Tyr said before being stabbed were: "We're not going to fight. I'm friends with him." In the audio recording, he can also be heard saying "Stop fucking messing about mate" and "I don't want to hit you, you're my friend." Gustafsson ordered Tyr to leave the flat and threatened to stab him if he did not go. Tyr was on his way out but turned back to fetch his mobile phone – at that moment he was stabbed so severely that he did not survive.
During the trial, Gustafsson has admitted to stabbing the victim but maintained that he lacked intent to kill. He admits to aggravated assault and causing another's death by negligence, but disputes the murder charge. The District Court did not share that assessment.
"My client feels great remorse and is very distressed over how he chose to act. It is a stab wound that struck most unfortunately," says the 30-year-old's lawyer Stefan Wallin.
On a memorial page for Tyr, relatives have left messages in which many write that they remember his laughter and his happy, vibrant nature. Expressen has been in contact with Tyr's family through a representative, who has approved the publication of his name and image.
Source: Expressen