Came to the accused with injection injury
« It may be likely that they have come to something there »
As has been stated, two French travelers were found dead in the Edition hotel in the morning of Saturday with injection wounds and other injuries, but this is the husband and daughter of the accused who is also a French tourist.
The hotel’s staff called for help emergency assistance but asked if it found the people let the Ævar say:
« It has been stated that the hotel’s staff called a response party, so it can be said that they have something done there, but it is not something I can comment on at this time. »
Then he does not want to comment on whether the accused himself contacted the staff.
« It has been stated that the hotel’s staff have called a response, so it can be said to have something to do with something there, » says Ævar.
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Among other things with injection injury
Asked what the woman’s condition was when the emergency responders arrived on the scene, Ævar says:
« The accused had serious injuries, including injection injuries, and the situation was serious but the situation is now stable. »
Then he did not want to comment on the woman’s mental state or whether she had been upset.
Asked if a preliminary assessment of her criminal offenses has taken place, Ævar says:
« No, not at this time, but in a case like this, it is something that will certainly be done. »
Stay all at the hotel
A field study is still ongoing and may continue for a few days, but the room has been sealed where the event is believed to have taken place.
Asked if the whole family stayed in the room in question, Ævar says: « They were all staying at this hotel. »
He also says that the study is partly aimed at revealing whether more people have been traveling with the family while traveling in Iceland.
A field study at the hotel is still ongoing, but one room has been sealed.
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French Police Assistance
Ævar says the police have already been in contact with the woman’s relatives.
« As has been stated, it is a French citizen and we immediately contacted the French embassy who had a relative and French police have also contacted us and with their help managed to have the relatives we are in contact with. »
He also says the police have submitted an inquiry to the police authorities in France as to whether the accused has previously been involved in the law but that answers to it are not yet available.
The hospital strategy complicates the status
Police spoke to the woman on Saturday but have not taken further reports of her since. As mentioned earlier, she is now staying at the Landspitali.
Asked if the fact that the woman is not saved in prison, the investigation is complicated, says Ævar:
« There is a certain level of complexity in light of the fact that people who are sentenced to custody and are subject to isolation, the most suitable place is a natural prison and to make housing, so that it only complicates the fact that it has to stay in the hospital. »
As mbl.is discussed yesterday, the French media have shown attention to the case, but Ævar says the police have received inquiries from them.
« I think it’s just about asking the matter in general and I totally expect us to get further inquiries from those in the next few days and even the Irish media as well as they were living in Dublin. »
