Man sentenced to additional imprisonment for offenses in Pori, Finland

A man who killed a teenage boy in Pori on New Year’s Eve has been sentenced to additional imprisonment for multiple new offenses. Some of these crimes occurred in the fall of 2023, while others were committed more recently this year. Robin Tino Kristian Kivistö was previously sentenced to ten years in prison for manslaughter after shooting a 15-year-old boy in the head in a private residence in Pori’s Sampola district. He committed new offenses while on bail awaiting his sentence for the shooting, with some acts occurring even after the initial verdict.

On September 9, Kivistö received an additional sentence of two years and two months for a total of 17 offenses, including assaults, traffic violations, and drug-related crimes. He has been in custody since the end of June. This latest sentence is not yet legally binding, and he has the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal.

The background for this situation includes a recent precedent set by the Supreme Court. Heikki Kohijoki, the prosecutor in the Sampola murder case, stated in July that Kivistö’s release was largely influenced by a spring decision from the Supreme Court. Kohijoki explained that the continuation of detention can no longer be justified solely by the severity of the crime but requires additional reasons, such as ongoing criminal activity or flight risk. According to the prosecutor, these grounds were not met in Kivistö’s case, as he was not deemed a flight risk or likely to commit further crimes. Consequently, he was released after the trial in April while awaiting the district court’s decision.