After the autumn's reviews in Aftonbladet that pointed to several shortcomings in the investigation of the 2004 Knutby murder, Johan Eriksson, together with his client, the so-called nanny, decided to apply for a review in the Supreme Court.
As a first step, the lawyer will submit a letter to the Attorney General (RÅ) on Friday to reopen the case.
"My conclusion is that when she fired the first shot, the pastor's wife was already dead," says Johan Eriksson.
“Seriously misleading”
The new information questions whether it was really the nanny who fired the fatal shots at the pastor's wife in the bedroom.
Among other things, a medical examiner and an autopsy technician who participated in the original autopsy have confirmed that there was no bleeding from the first shot to the hip.
There are also allegations that more shots were fired at the pastor's wife than the nanny said she fired - which could therefore indicate an alternative perpetrator.
To support his conclusions, Johan Eriksson mentions, among other things, different shooting angles and the reconstruction in which the nanny was asked to come closer to show how she shot. A pool of blood under the bed also indicates that the murder may have been committed earlier.
The puddle was never documented and reported to the court.
"When you look at the additional material, you will notice that the preliminary investigation material is seriously misleading," he says.
Not seeking damages
According to Johan Eriksson, the verdict rests largely on the nanny's own statements, and he points out that this should not be enough to convict someone of such a serious crime as murder.
"She admits to something she was completely convinced she had done, until the circumstances were examined."
He adds that the nanny, who has expressed a wish to be left alone by the media, is neither seeking damages nor forgiveness.
"If she hasn't actually killed a person, it has a very big impact on the guilt she carries. This is important for her personal well-being."
On January 10, 2004, the wife of pastor Helge Fossmo was found murdered in the couple's home in the small village of Knutby outside Uppsala. In a neighboring house, a 30-year-old man was found shot. Fossmo was later sentenced to life imprisonment for incitement to murder and attempted murder, and the woman, referred to as the nanny, who carried out the acts, received forensic psychiatric care.
The incident also drew attention to the Philadelphia congregation to which Fossmo belonged. Information gradually emerged about the group's special interpretation of the Bible, where the concept of the bride of Christ was interpreted as meaning a person - a woman in the Knutby congregation.
Helge Fossmo's sentence was later commuted and he has been on parole for a few years. The nanny was released in 2011.
