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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