According to his own testimony during the trial, he played Yahtzee with Andersen during her 30-hour captivity on his boat in Haderslev Fjord in southern Jutland where he beat and raped her before finally strangling her.
Police submitted a video camera for evidence as part of the prosecution’s case, it showed Knudsen had also recorded his raping of Andersen.
Knudsen broke down in the courtroom after the sentencing, saying he was truly sorry for his crime.
‘You can’t excuse what I did. I’ve tried to explain to myself how things could have gone so wrong,’ said Knudsen, who earlier told the court that at some point he came to the conclusion he ‘had to kill’ Andersen.
Knudsen and his lawyers now have 14 days to appeal the lower court verdict to the High Court.
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