It has been almost a year since Wilma Andersson was last seen alive in the vicinity of the apartment in Uddevalla that she shared with her then boyfriend - the 23-year-old convicted of murder by the district court.
When she was reported missing on November 17, the suspicion quickly fell on the 23-year-old and he was soon arrested, on suspicion of murder.
That it was most likely murder was clear when the police found Wilma's head hidden in the couple's apartment.
Life imprisonment in the district court
In the district court, prosecutor Jim Westerberg presented the couple's relationship as marked by jealousy, quarrels and quarrels.
When Wilma chose to end the relationship, she was murdered, he said.
The big question mark was how the district court would react to the fact that no body was found, but only a part.
Uddevalla District Court chose to completely follow the prosecutor's line and wrote in the verdict that there was "convincing evidence" that the man was guilty.
He was sentenced to life in prison for his denial.
Clearer criticism from the defense
Prior to the Court of Appeal hearings in Gothenburg, there was no new evidence, but recordings from the district court were listened to a second time.
One difference has been that the defense has more clearly pointed out the shortcomings that they can see in the prosecutor's evidence, much because there is no body.
Lawyer Beatrice Rämsell therefore said that it is not possible to fully ensure, for example, the cause of death or the time of the murder.
According to her, these were circumstances that meant that the sentence would be time-limited, or a basis for the entire prosecution to be dismissed.
The verdict will be announced by the Court of Appeal for western Sweden at 11.00. The text is updated.