Steinar Wangen faces trial for murder of Swedish woman
Thursday 4th June 2026 on 17:30 in
Norway
A 55-year-old Norwegian man pleaded not guilty Thursday to murdering a 47-year-old Swedish woman in Trollhättan in September 2024, as his trial opened in Tønsberg District Court, Dagbladet reports.
Steinar Wangen is accused by prosecutors of killing Malin, whose last name has not been disclosed, on 6 September 2024. Journalist Janne Amble, whose investigative work for TV 2’s Norge bak fasaden exposed Wangen, attended the first day of proceedings.
Amble last encountered Wangen in person at a hotel in Strömstad during her investigation. Since his imprisonment, she and colleague Kadafi Zaman received a letter from him. Zaman was not present in court Thursday but is scheduled to testify next week.
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