Missing journalist died in submarine accident, inventor tells police

Dane Peter Madsen, who previously denied any role in disappearance of Kim Wall, now says he dumped her body at sea

Philip Oltermann
Monday 21 August 2017 14.47 BST

A Danish inventor says a Swedish journalist missing since 11 August died in an accident onboard his self-built submarine, and that he dumped her body in the sea, police have said.

The inventor, Peter Madsen, had previously claimed he last saw Kim Wall when he dropped her off on the tip of an island off Copenhagen late on 10 August. He had denied playing any role in her disappearance.

Danish authorities have been searching for Wall, 30, a reporter who had been writing a feature story about Madsen, since she failed to return from an interview with him onboard the 18-metre (60ft) Nautilus.

Police said on Monday that Madsen, who has been accused of negligent manslaughter, “told police and the court that there was an accident onboard the sub that led to the death of Kim Wall, and that he subsequently buried her at sea in an undefined location of the Køge Bay”.

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