Helge Iversen is sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder and the attempted murder after the so-called Knutbydramat 2004.

The prosecutor has previously approved that the punishment be timed, but in that case it should be at least 28 years in prison.

Helge Iversen's lawyer Anton Strand believes that the sentence should be set at 25 years.

- Then he can be released in the fall and we think he has served a time that well corresponds to the penalty value for what he was convicted of, says Anton Strand.

What are Helgen Iversen's plans if he is released?

- I do not want to comment on it in detail, but everyone who is in life has a very uncertain existence and cannot plan for a return to normal life.

Low risk of relapse

In January next year, Iversen has been in custody for 16 years. He has applied for a timed penalty twice previously, without success. If the prosecutor gets through his claim for 28 years in prison, he will be released in about three years.

The Swedish Forensic Medicines Agency believes that the risk of Helge Iversen relapsing in crime is low. However, it has been established that in the future he can manipulate and deceive his surroundings.

The Prison and Probation Service has reported two cases of neglect over the past two years, once Iversen deviated from a permit and received a warning.

Earlier, Prosecutor Sarah Hajslund Hansen has told SVT that she has no reason to question the Forensic Medicines Agency's judgment, but that the acts for which Helge Iversen was convicted are so serious that the length of the sentence should not be less than 28 years.

Two weeks ago a hearing was held in Örebro District Court, where Iversen was given the opportunity to present his case.

Will call Iversen

The decision on Iversen's penalty is expected to come at 11am on Wednesday.

- I'll call my client and talk about the decision as soon as I can after that, says lawyer Anton Strand.

The legal expert and former prosecutor Sven-Erik Alhem believe that the prosecutor's approval weighs heavily on the process.

- But the court is free to make its own judgment, he says.