DR's reporter reports a 'hostile' atmosphere in the court in Roskilde: He shouts something like 'you killed my friend'

A 16-year-old boy has been remanded in custody for the killing of another 16-year-old boy in Roskilde.

That was the decision made by the court in Roskilde today.

- I can't say much about the case itself, but he is charged with manslaughter by stabbing the victim in the chest and back, says prosecutor Anne-Mette Seerup.

The 16-year-old pleads not guilty.

The killing is said to have happened near a park where high school students from Himmelev Gymnasium were holding an introductory party.

The day at the Court in Roskilde became even more dramatic when turmoil broke out both inside and outside the courtroom, where several young people had shown up. That's according to DR News' reporter on the scene, Helle Smidstrup.

- Six of the victim's friends showed up in court, and one of them tries to lunge at him. He is stopped by the police, she says and continues:

- But on the way out, he manages to shout something like "you killed my friend".

She describes the atmosphere in the courtroom as "hostile" and the suspected perpetrator as "affected" in the courtroom.

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Those present had to be held back until the 16-year-old was gone

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The turmoil continued outside the courthouse, where the group of the victim's friends had to be "held back" by the police.

- More police were called in, and they brought out the dogs. Then people were told to stay in their cars for at least ten minutes after the detained person had driven away from the scene, says Helle Smidstrup.

She describes the victim's friends as being around 16 years old.

According to Ritzau, the remand was justified by the fact that it cannot be ruled out that this is a settling of scores between groups. According to prosecutor Anne-Mette Seerup, it also cannot be ruled out that there are more perpetrators.

- We are still at the very beginning of the investigation, she says.

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High school: We are doing our best to take care of the students

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The young people at Himmelev Gymnasium are being offered crisis counseling following the killing.

According to the principal of Himmelev Gymnasium, Julie Rørdam Thom, a great many students witnessed yesterday's crime.

- We are doing our best to take care of the students, many of whom saw this and experienced it up close and may have known the young person, and our thoughts go out to the family, who must be in very, very deep grief, says the principal and continues:

- It is incomprehensibly sad and tragic and unfathomable that such a young person should lose their life. We are left with all these young people who are ready to go out into life, and then this young person's life ends abruptly, she says.

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