The man charged with manslaughter at the hostel in Gällivare denies the crime and claims self-defense. "It happened so quickly.
I knew they were serious, that they wanted to kill me," he said in the courtroom. The now deceased man and his companion allegedly used an axe and a crowbar in the beating. No axe has been found, but an edge guard has been seized in connection with the incident.. The alternative would have been to be stabbed with an axe, the defense lawyer said in court.