Murder of Kim Wall
Kim Wall | |
| Native name | Ubådssagen ("Submarine case") |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 or 11 August 2017 |
| Location | Køge Bay, Denmark |
| Perpetrator | Peter Madsen |
| Charges | Murder, indecent handling of a corpse, sexual assault |
| Trial | 8 March – 25 April 2018 |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Sentence | Life imprisonment |
The murder of Kim Wall, known in Denmark as Ubådssagen (transl. "The submarine case"), took place on 10 August 2017, after Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus, in Køge Bay, Denmark, for a pre-arranged interview of its owner, Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.
Kim Isabel Fredrika Wall was reported missing after Nautilus failed to return to the harbour at Refshaleøen, Copenhagen. The submarine was found sunken the following morning and Madsen was arrested upon being rescued from the water. Between 21 August and 29 November, parts of Wall's dismembered body were found in different locations around the area. Convicted of her murder, Madsen was sentenced to life imprisonment on 25 April 2018 by Copenhagen City Court following a widely publicised trial.
On 20 October 2020, Madsen briefly escaped from prison by threatening a prison employee but was surrounded and apprehended by police 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the prison and taken into custody again. In 2020 a television dramatisation of the case was created by Tobias Lindholm.