Today, the verdict falls against the two men, 22 and 23 years old, who were charged with the mass murder of a 57-year-old man in Karlskrona on July 25 last year.
Prosecutor Anna Johansson has demanded life imprisonment for both.
SVT has, with the approval of the 23-year-old and his defense lawyer Eric Widner, been able to take part in the content of the expanded forensic psychiatric investigation that was conducted in Gothenburg during April and May.
The investigation, which was carried out by doctors and specialists in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, shows that the 23-year-old has a well-documented diagnosis.
According to the investigators, it must, among other things, have meant that he has failed in "adaptation to reality" as a result of "mental strain" - something defense lawyer Eric Widner attached great importance to during his final plea in the district court.
"In connection with the acts and the time before that, X (the 23-year-old) appears to have been manipulated by the co-defendant," the doctors write.
Admitted lies in court
The co-accused 22-year-old is said to have convinced the 23-year-old that the murder victim was a threat to the men and that he worked on behalf of the mafia.
The 22-year-old is also said to have said that he suffered from a fatal disease and that the two men were actually 14,000-year-old time travelers - sent to murder "scum".
During the hearing in the district court, the 22-year-old admitted that he had lied about, among other things, the murder victim's criminal connections, but at the same time said that the lies had been so obvious that "no one could have believed them".
The 22-year-old has admitted that he was the one who dealt the fatal blows with the wrench.
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The 22-year-old about the future: "A long time in prison awaits" Photo: SVT / Henrik Friberg
"Deserves a prison sentence"
In conversations with doctors and psychologists, the 23-year-old now states that he no longer believes in this and says that he deserves a prison sentence:
- I am set to take my punishment and now feel mentally stable.
I feel guilty for what I have done, because an innocent person was murdered and for the grief it caused the victim's relatives.
I feel ashamed that I was deceived and the "worst" thing that could happen would be to be acquitted.
I want to atone for my crime and not escape.
He goes on to say:
- I would rather take a life sentence than be acquitted.
Shares the experts' conclusion
During an interrogation on October 30 last year, the 23-year-old chose to admit to aiding and abetting murder and told the police that he was the one who dismembered the body.
He also pointed out the murder weapon, the cutting tools and the grave on Varö in which they dug up the remains.
The summary of the extended investigation is not unequivocal, but it turns out that the 23-year-old does not suffer from a serious mental disorder - a conclusion he himself shares.
The explanation is that despite the "psychological pressure" he lived under, he was still able to manage studies, work, finances and concretely participate in the planning of the murder.