Overview
- The court found he approached the 71-year-old from behind in the water and pushed him under twice until there was no resistance.
- Prosecutors relied on aerial footage captured by a Swedish Coast Guard aircraft from about 1,000 meters to reconstruct key moments.
- The confrontation followed a dispute on a trimaran after a regatta, with mutual physical altercations before the victim ended up overboard.
- Judges described the killing as treacherous and also convicted the defendant of dangerous bodily harm.
- Prosecutors had sought a life term, while the defense pleaded not guilty and called the incident a tragically failed rescue attempt.