Tag: Falster
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Lisa dos Santos – prosecuting children who murder children
In the spring of 2021, she receives a call from the head of RIO, the national unit against international and organized crime. “Put the phone out of the room,” she says. Lisa dos Santos, who for eight months worked on the preliminary investigation against three suspected perpetrators in the high-profile murder on Årstabron in Stockholm,…
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Mother of abducted girl thanks country after safe discovery to end her ’27-hour nightmare’
Denmark was united like never before at the weekend, when the life of a 13-year-old girl, who was abducted just before Saturday lunchtime in the small town of Kirkerup in West Zealand, hung in the balance. And then on Sunday afternoon, more than a million phones pinged in unison with the news they had barely…
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Double tragedy in Taastrup and Møns Klint
Knife stabbing in Høje TaastrupYesterday, two boys aged 16 and 17 pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and attempted murder after a fatal stabbing in Taastrup on Monday, according to DR. The older boy has been remanded in custody while the trial continues. The other has been released on bail. On Monday, two…
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Millions to see dip in electricity prices
The future remains tenuous More specifically, the reduction relates to the price companies charge to transport electricity from the source to consumers and maintain the grid. Bay-Smidt said it was uncertain how long the price cut would last. Radius Elnet services around 1 million homes and businesses in the Copenhagen area as well as North…
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The snow will probably hit Denmark this weekend
Denmark always gets its dramatic weather stories from TV2. The broadcaster is Denmark’s answer to the Daily Express and Fox News (“Tornado to hit Washington DC on January 5, 2021 was one of its more accurate forecasts). On wind-related questions, TV2 tends to be quite broad, but when it comes to snow, it’s usually on…
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International Round-Up: Russian ambassador again summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Absolutely crazy”Denmark’s dissent will be accompanied by the eighth round of EU sanctions adopted against Russia since the conflict began. The area of Ukraine that Russia has illegally annexed is more than twice the size of Denmark. “It’s absolutely crazy what Russia and Putin are up to,” Kofod said, stressing that the actions are “an…
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Danish news Round-Up: Avoiding the draft with the state’s blessing
There will be no Defense Day this year if a bill from the Ministry of Defense were to be adopted by the Folketing. Defense Day is the name given to the process by which young men are selected for national service by lottery. Should they be deemed fit enough to serve, an ‘unlucky’ draw will…
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47-year-old man arrested for starting 13 fires in Slagelse
A 47-year-old man has been charged with 13 cases of arson in and around Slagelse by the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police. The man is believed to be responsible for a number of fires that earlier this month had created fear and insecurity among the area’s citizens, and which led the police to put extra…
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A number of arsons in Slagelse create insecurity among the citizens
The fire brigade has been called in since 5 July to put out the flames in the northern part of Slagelse a dozen times, and eight of the fires are believed to have been started. Most fires have taken place within a radius of 300 meters around Valbyvej, where the two most recent fires have…
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National Round-Up: Restless crowds get ugly outside Tivoli
Who knew everyone wanted to go to a concert! It’s not like the whole town has been locked up at home for a whole two years when they climbed up the walls! Certainly not Tivoli, which was blown away by the interest in its concert last Friday: the second in the Friday Rock series –…
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Danish news Round-Up: Coins in place to mark 50 years on the throne, but events can wait
Three coins will be released Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne. One is a regular 20 kroner coin for regular circulation, while the other two are available via the Royal Mint webshop: a silver coin with a value of 500 kroner and a special 20 kroner coin with…
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1st LD Writethru: Two missing after cargo ship capsized off the Swedish coast
STOCKHOLM, December 13 (Xinhua) – Two crew members were missing and a rescue operation was launched after a cargo ship capsized in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden on Monday. The accident occurred at 03:30 local time (0230 GMT) between the Swedish city of Ystad and the Danish island of Bornholm under…
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Ships collide in the Baltic Sea
Two cargo ships registered in Denmark and the United Kingdom collided on Monday in the Baltic Sea, according to Danish and Swedish authorities. Two people are missing after the incident. The collision occurred in Danish waters in an area between Denmark’s island of Bornholm and Sweden’s southern Skåne county, according to the Danish Armed Forces’…
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Charge: Husband abused and tried to kill sick wife
On Tuesday, the case will begin at the Court in Nykøbing Falster. The man, who is now 63 years old, was from January 2019 to the beginning of May 2020 employed by the municipality as a caregiver for his wife, who suffers from advanced sclerosis. During that period, he repeatedly subjected her to degrading treatment,…
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OVERVIEW: The Storstrømsbroen bridge will be Denmark’s third longest
It is expected to be ready for car traffic in 2024. Read more about the new Storstrømsbro here: * Location: The bridge will connect Zealand and Falster via Masnedø, and will run from Vordingborg on South Zealand to Orehoved on Falster. * Decision making process: On 21 March 2013, the Folketing (Parliament) passed a traffic…
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12,000 ton heavy concrete foot in place under the upcoming Storstrømsbro
At midnight on the night between Monday and Tuesday, the foundation for the pylon on the new Storstrømsbro was placed on the seabed in Storstrømmen. This is stated by the Danish Road Directorate in a press release. The pylon must support the cables in which the bridge sections are to be hung. – It is…
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12,000 ton pylon foot for Storstrømsbroen is in place
At midnight on the night between Monday and Tuesday, the foundation for the pylon on the new Storstrømsbro was placed on the seabed in Storstrømmen. This is stated by the Danish Road Directorate in a press release. The pylon must support the cables in which the bridge sections are to be hung. The 12,000 ton…
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21-year-old sentenced to stay in the nightlife after ax ballad
A 21-year-old man has on Monday been sentenced to ten months unconditional imprisonment for having tried to hit another young man with an ax outside a disco in Nykøbing Falster in September. This is stated by the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police in a press release. In addition to the prison sentence, he has also…
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Traffic jam for several hours across the Great Belt after accidents with trucks
Car traffic across the Great Belt will be affected for several hours after two trucks were involved in an accident on the Great Belt Bridge on Wednesday morning. There are no serious injuries, according to the duty officer at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police. A driver was taken to hospital for check-up after the…
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Long queue after accidents with trucks on the Great Belt Bridge
Car traffic from Zealand to Funen is delayed on Wednesday morning and morning, after two trucks were involved in an accident on the Great Belt Bridge. There are no serious injuries, according to the duty officer at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police. A driver was taken to hospital for check-up after the incident. As…
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The political song has become his trademark
Throughout his career, he has made a virtue out of making music about just politics. Among other things, he has made music for texts by the working poets Rudolf Nielsen and Carl Scharnberg. The political song, as he calls it, is no longer getting the attention it should. – Yes, look around, you can see.…
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Difficult start for criminal cases of psychological violence – difference between East and West
In Jutland and on Funen, judgments have been handed down in nine cases before the city courts. When looking at Eastern Denmark, 29 cases have been judged in a city court. It appears from a count made by Deputy State Attorney Gyrithe Ulrich from the State Attorney in Copenhagen. It applies to the period from…
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The Dane with the international eye
He was born in Nykøbing Falster during World War II and in 1960 became a student from Kalundborg Gymnasium. In the following years, Tom Høyem studied theology in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Bergen, before he from 1964 began a career – with interruptions – as a teacher of Danish and religion at Sankt Jørgens Gymnasium in…
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The city court gives maximum punishment for traffic fatalities of 11-year-old
The court in Nykøbing Falster on Thursday ruled against the carpenter. On his way to the pizzeria, he torpedoed 11-year-old Lærke’s bicycle. Even though the girl and her brother were drawn into the rebate. She was pronounced dead at the hospital the next morning. The sentence is imprisonment for 3 years and 11 months. This…
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Full carpenter wanted to pick up pizza – 11-year-old girl killed
The court in Nykøbing Falster on Thursday ruled against the carpenter. On his way to the pizzeria, he torpedoed 11-year-old Lærke’s bicycle. Even though the girl and her brother were drawn into the rebate. She was pronounced dead at the hospital the next morning. The sentence is imprisonment for 3 years and 11 months. This…
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Men tried to abduct schoolgirl in Næstved
A girl was abducted on Thursday morning in Næstved on her way to school when two people in a reddish-brown car tried to grab her. It informs the police. The incident happened at 08.10 on Orenæsvej. Here, the 12-year-old was riding his bicycle when two people in a car stopped and grabbed her. The girl…
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Men tried to abduct schoolgirl
A girl was abducted on Thursday morning in Næstved on her way to school when two people in a reddish-brown car tried to grab her. It informs the police. The incident happened at 08.10 on Orenæsvej. Here, the 12-year-old was riding his bicycle when two people in a car stopped and grabbed her. The girl…
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Full carpenter wanted to pick up pizza – 11-year-old girl was killed
On Thursday, the 29-year-old carpenter’s friend is accused in the court in Nykøbing Falster. He is charged with negligent manslaughter in particularly aggravating circumstances and for fleeing the scene of the accident. He acknowledges both. – I do not know what it is I have hit. In my own head it was a tree. I…
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Climate Council: Agreement for agriculture is a step forward
The chairman of the Climate Council, Peter Møllgaard, is pleased that a broad majority in the Folketing on Monday evening agreed on a climate agreement for agriculture. – It is an agreement that we in the Climate Council and many others have long called for. – It is really good news that Danish agriculture can…
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The nature conservation association gets frowns from a few concrete reductions
But the reduction gain for the concrete initiatives in the agreement worries Maria Reumert Gjerding, president of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation. – I am worried that not many CO2 reductions will be realized in the short term. We have just received a report from the UN Climate Panel, which says that we must…
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DMI: Tuesday will be meteorologically exciting but shaky
– It will be an exciting day meteorologically, but maybe not for cyclists, because there will be a low pressure from the south, and there can be a lot of rain, says Henning Gisselø. From Tuesday morning to the early evening hours, according to the meteorologist, there will be pouring rain. Only Bornholm and West…
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Accidentally, the Great Belt Bridge towards Zealand closed for two hours
Motorists heading towards Zealand over the Great Belt Bridge had to wait patiently on Sunday evening. At 18.10, the Great Belt Bridge was closed to car traffic in the direction of Zealand after an accident. But about two hours later – at 20.12 – Sund & Bælt informs that it is again open for car…