A year's imprisonment for the fatal beating of Christian Zedig is not appealed

Christian Zedig from Eksjö was seriously injured during a WC event at Islands Brygge in Copenhagen. According to the verdict, he received a hard punch to the throat or neck. Three days later he died of his injuries.

The man was sentenced on October 7 to one year in prison and was also banned from participating in Danish nightlife for a year. He has previously been convicted of serious violent crimes.

In connection with the verdict in the Copenhagen district court on October 7, the defendant's lawyer told SVT that they would not appeal the verdict, so now the state attorney has reached the same conclusion.

No prospect of more severe punishment

- We have compared the district court's judgment with case law. Against this background, we do not consider that there is any prospect that the Court of Appeal would arrive at a different result than the district court. It is a very tragic case where the committed act of violence had a tragic outcome, but our assessment is that legally there is no basis to appeal the verdict, says deputy state attorney Henrik Pass in a press release.

The verdict has attracted strong criticism, both in Denmark and Sweden. Denmark's Minister of Justice, Nicolai Wammen, has called the punishment "completely unacceptably low" when assault has a fatal outcome.

Christian's father Johan Zedig has also reacted strongly and requested a meeting with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, something she has agreed to.