Andri received nearly 9 million krónur from victim’s account

Andri Már Mortensen Birgisson received about 8.5 million krónur from a bank account belonging to the victim in the Reykholt case, mbl.is reports. The case concerns an attack on a Palestinian man with Maltese citizenship at his home in Reykholt, in southern Iceland, in April 2024.

Six Icelandic people are charged with carrying out a particularly dangerous and serious assault on the man, who is in his sixties. Nearly 18 million krónur were transferred from his bank account.

A police officer involved in the investigation told the District Court of South Iceland that a large amount of DNA was found on a knuckleduster. However, the sample was too complex to establish which individuals it came from. DNA samples from Sigurður Gunnar Ásgeirsson, Andri Már Mortensen Birgisson and Ingunn Rut Sigurðardóttir could not be matched to the knuckleduster.

Blood found on adhesive tape was identified as belonging to the victim. Hair was also found on the tape, but DNA testing produced no result.

A police officer who worked on the financial analysis of the case explained how the 17.66 million krónur transferred from the victim’s account were distributed. According to the analysis, Andri Már received about 8.5 million krónur, Pétur Már Mortensen Birgisson about 3.7 million, and about 3.5 million went into Ingunn’s account. Sigurður received just under 2 million krónur.

Sigurður later transferred 600,000 krónur to Andri and 100,000 krónur to Ingunn, the court heard.

A Maltese police officer who dealt with the case after the victim arrived in Malta also gave evidence. Based on conversations with the victim, he said the man arrived at hospital in the early hours of April 24, 2024, after being attacked in Iceland.

The victim had difficulty speaking but managed to tell the officer that his landlord, his landlord’s daughter and his son-in-law had held him captive for three days.

A psychologist who met the victim three times described his condition after the incident as very difficult. He was constantly afraid, had trouble sleeping and eating, and found it difficult to trust people. He was also confused and deeply worried about his life.

The psychologist said the victim was experiencing active trauma symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder could not be diagnosed so soon after the events, but it was highly likely that the experience would affect him in the long term.

A dentist who examined the victim on May 10, 2024, also testified about injuries to his teeth. The examination showed that the victim had a fractured jaw and swelling.