In the nine-page submission, lawyer Ulf Holst explains in detail why he believes that the Supreme Court - HD - should not grant a stay in the Malin case.

Among other things, he explains his position on the new evidence, ie the DNA trace from the so-called Malin man that this summer could be secured since a DNA profile could previously be determined based on a sperm stain on Malin Lindström's trousers.

Ulf Holst believes that the Public Prosecutor's conclusion that the new evidence would have entailed a conviction in the Court of Appeal in the previous trial - if it had been known then - "can justifiably be questioned".

Not investigated when the DNA trace was deposited

Holst points out, among other things, that it has not been investigated more precisely

the DNA traces on the body have been deposited.

During the previous trial against "Malinmannen", the Court of Appeal did not consider that it was proven that he and Malin encountered each other before the murder took place.

Lawyer Ulf Holst defended the man who was first convicted but then acquitted of the murder of 16-year-old Malin Lindström in Husum in 1996. Now that the Public Prosecutor has requested redress in the case, Holst has re-entered as the man's defender.

Photo: SVT / archive

And since the investigation in the case indicates that the man was at the scene of Malin's body some time

the murder - according to the thesis to cover the body with spruce twigs - it could be that he discovered the body (alternatively it was shown by someone else) for a while after the murder took place and then deposited the DNA traces on Malin.

Thus, according to Holst, this means that the fact that his client's DNA was secured on the body does not necessarily mean that he also carried out the murder.

"No binding evidentiary effect"

"The DNA trace has no, in relation to murder, binding evidence against (NN) but is to be regarded as an indication among many," writes Ulf Holst.

16-year-old Malin Lindström disappeared without a trace in Husum in November 1996. Six months later, she was found murdered in a forest area.

The "Malin man", then 18 years old, was charged with the murder and first convicted in the district court, but acquitted in the court of appeal which considered that the evidence did not hold.

Since "Malinmannen" has recently been able to be linked to the body via DNA, the Public Prosecutor has submitted an application for rescission to HD, which is expected to make a decision on the issue this spring.

SVT has in vain sought lawyer Ulf Holst for a comment.

Javascript is disabled

Javascript must be turned on to play video

Read more about browser support

The browser is not supported

SVT does not support playback in your browser.

We therefore recommend that you switch to a different browser.

Read more about browser support

Malin Lindström, 16, was found murdered in a forest area in Husum in the spring of 1997. She disappeared without a trace six months before after a bus trip to a friend.

Photo: SVT