After the beating to death of Christian Zedig - trial today

It was on June 30 that Christian Zedig was in Copenhagen privately to, among other things, watch the football World Cup on the big screen. The incident was caught on film, which is part of the evidence in the trial.

According to the indictment, the 31-year-old man who is suspected has thrown two beer cans at the Swede's party, and given Zedig a strong punch to the neck. The blow caused a bleed on the artery that caused him to be pronounced dead a few days later.

Attracted attention

The act has attracted a lot of attention, both in Sweden and Denmark.

Despite the death, the charge is classified as assault of the normal degree, a crime that in Denmark can normally result in eight to ten months in prison. The reason is that Danish jurisprudence looks different from the Swedish one.

According to Swedish judges SVT has spoken to, it would probably have been classified as causing the death of another in Sweden, while the Danish system focuses on the blow itself and that there was no intent to kill, even though it then became the consequence.

However, the fact that the accused man has previously been convicted of a violent crime can be factored into the length of the sentence. The 31-year-old has previously been sentenced to prison for attempted murder.

Law change

The Danish government has said after the case that the law must be revised when it comes to deadly violence where the perpetrator has previously been convicted of a violent crime.

The plaintiff's attorney will demand a high amount of damages for the family. The trial begins after lunch and is expected to be completed in the late afternoon. The defendant has previously denied any wrongdoing.