From Iceland – Police investigate clues in child murder case

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The police are following up on information that points to the possible involvement of third parties Death of a 10 year old girl was found on September 15th on the Krýsuvík road north of Kleifarvatn. However, investigators currently believe there is no evidence that anyone other than the girl’s father, the main suspect in her death, was involved.

Since the child’s death became known, rumors have circulated suggesting a connection to criminal activity and suggesting that people other than her father, Sigurður Fannar Þórsson, may be involved.

Sigurður Fannar himself called the police on the evening of September 15 and said he had murdered his daughter. He has been in custody ever since.

Chief Inspector of the Central Investigation Department of the Capital Region Police, Grímur Grímsson, said in an interview with Visir that the police have followed up on evidence of organized crime involvement in the death.

“We have investigated certain information in this regard, but in our opinion there is no evidence to suggest that anyone other than the detained person was involved in this case,” he said.

Grímur said police believe they have a clear picture of the events that led to the death. Sigurður Fannar was not interrogated regularly, but only when it was deemed necessary.

When asked whether a confession was made in the case, Grímur said he could not disclose what came out of the interrogations.

The investigation is ongoing

Four days after the arrest of Sigurður Fannar, police requested video footage of travelers traveling on the Krýsuvíkurvegur between Vallahverfi in Hafnarfjörður and Vigdísarvallavegur between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15th.

Grímur says some recordings have been received and are still being reviewed.

“Maybe not all of the footage has been thoroughly examined, but at least nothing has shaken a stone,” he says.

Grímur says there are preliminary results from forensic pathologists, but the final autopsy report is not yet complete. He cannot go into detail about the cause of the girl’s death, whether a weapon was used or whether the police found a possible murder weapon.

“I just want to reiterate that we think we have a pretty good picture of what happened there,” he added.

Grímur says that the investigation into the case is making good progress and he expects it to be completed within the legal deadline. According to criminal procedure law, it is permissible to hold a suspect in custody for twelve weeks without charges being brought.