Prosecutor seeks up to 13 years in Heinola driving case

Monday 10th August 2026 on 16:45 in Finland

criminal trials, Finland, Heinola

Yle reports that prosecutors are seeking an 11 to 13 year prison sentence for a 30 year old man accused of killing one person and attempting to kill three others by driving a car into them in Heinola in December 2025.

The man faces a total of six charges. The charges were read at the Päijät-Häme District Court on Monday.

He is suspected of deliberately driving into a 20 year old local man who was walking on a pavement. The victim died.

Source 
(via Yle)