A British cyclist is confronted with ten years in prison because he assumed a 75-year-old man to death in Finland, claiming that he acted in self-defense after the pensioner tied him up and raped him.
The 32-year-old man admitted that he had beaten the male victim, 75 years old, with an ax in a flat in Seinajoki, West Finland, in July last year, reports the Finnish newspaper Ildalehti.
The victim was hit with an ax six times while he was in his bed, according to the public prosecutor.
The Brit reportedly claims that he killed the victim out of self -defense after he was tied up and raped.
The two men met on a spa in Kauhava on July 27, one day after the man arrived in Finland in Finland for a bike tour. They then spent the night in a hotel room paid by the retired person.
On July 28, the 75-year-old was captured on CCTV with the man when he bought him a new phone before he brought him to his house in Seinajoki, where the younger man did some gardening for him.
Researchers believe that the pensioner was killed on July 29 between midnight and 2.14 hours.
The British man is said to have fled the scene in the victim's car, which was found in a ditch outside of Kyyjarvi – about a 90 -minute drive from the victim's house – just a few hours later.
The 32-year-old man (depicted on the right) admitted that he had beaten the male victim, 75 years old, with an ax in a flat in Seinajoki, West Finland, in July last year, Finnish newspaper ILTalehti reports
The victim was hit with an ax six times while he was in his bed, according to the public prosecutor. Shown: found an ax on the crime scene
The Brit (depicted on his bike in Finland) reportedly claims that he killed the victim out of self -defense after he had been tied up and raped
He blamed the accident to a deer that 'appeared out of nowhere', according to a WhatsApp message that was sent to his friend on July 29. car behind.
The pensioner's body was only found dead two weeks later, on August 14, after his relevant family members called the police for a welfare check.
The police identified the British man as a suspect and first believed that he had left Finland before he located him in a flat in East Infinland on 17 August.
He told the researchers that the pensioner made it clear that I was a pleasure to him when he helped me with the phone, “and claimed that the man referred to sexual services.
The man refused and took a nap at the man's house. 'When I woke up, I was tied up with connections. I couldn't move well, “he told the South Ostrobothnia District Court, where his process is held.
He claims that the pensioner has raped him. “The test was terrible. When it was over, he rolled next to me. Then he started snoring and I decided to escape. I went to the kitchen and cut my tires there, “he said.
The pensioner would have followed him and was in the door with an ax and told the Brit that no one would believe him if he would call the police.
“The man had an ax in his hand and I had no choice but to defend myself. It was him or me, “he told court.
On July 28, the 75-year-old was captured on CCTV with the man when he bought him a new phone before he brought him to his house in Seinajoki, where the younger man did some gardening for him
The man's bike is shown above with an ax attached to the frame. The ax seems to be different from the one in the pensioner's apartment
He said he got hold of the ax and his victim hit twice.
“The first blow was when I was planning to hit him, but not to kill him. I slid out and the ax slipped out of my hand, “he told the police.
The second blow was then reportedly caused by the ax that accidentally slipped out of his hand. The man said he was panicking and fled the stage in the victim's car.
An ax was found in the victim's apartment, but only the DNA of the pensioner was found on it, the local media report.
Another ax could be seen in the frame of the man's bicycle on photos that were taken by a local place on 27 July. The second ax is reportedly not found.
The Brit said he used the ax of the victim to kill him, although he gave different versions of where he threw it away and the police were unable to find the weapon. He denied taking an ax on his cycling trip.
In the weeks after the killing, the 32-year-old online would have searched for information about the crime of the body of the pensioner even found.
The British man is said to have fled the scene in the victim's car, found in a ditch outside Kyyjarvi – about 90 minutes drive from the victim's house – just a few hours later
Allegedly the victim's daughter told the court that she could not imagine that her father would have been able to be able to do the actions described by the Brit because of his health.
Prosecutors have demanded a 10 -year prison sentence for the man.
The court ordered an exam for mental health care for the suspect, after which the trial will resume.
The man told the police that he was touring Europe to raise money for British charities and was in Finland to work on the Husky farm of a friend.
