Man jailed for eight years for killing his fiancée in Espoo

A 66-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the manslaughter of his fiancée in Espoo, Yle reports. The Western Uusimaa District Court said he beat her so severely that intracranial injuries caused her death.

The violence took place in the couple’s home in July 2024. The victim was 48 years old.

Police had said at the time that a patrol found the woman dead at her home in Matinkylä on Monday, 29 July.