Nautilus was salvaged after being sunk by Peter Madsen Jens Noergaard Larsen/EPAThe Danish inventor accused of killing a journalist on his homemade submarine told a court yesterday that she died when a hatch door accidentally fell on her head. Peter Madsen, 46, appeared at a custody hearing in a Copenhagen district court. Initially accused of the negligent manslaughter of Kim Wall, 30, a Swedish journalist who vanished after boarding his submarine on August 10 to conduct an interview during a brief voyage, he is now being held on suspicion of murder. Kim Wall died on board the submarine Ric Vazzoler/Zeitenspiegel /Focus /EyevineMs Wall’s dismembered torso was found floating in the water off Copenhagen on August 21. Mr Madsen, wearing army fatigues and his face devoid of expression, told the court that a 70kg hatch door fell on her head by accident, causing her to bleed from…

Source: The Times September 05, 2017 23:02 UTC