Suspicious death case reopened

The police have reopened the case concerning the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl in Hvannasund in November 2012.

Maria Fuglø Christiansen was found dead in the sea by the Hvannasund embankment in Borðoy.

Based on the autopsy, the police concluded that there was no evidence of assault or any accident.

However, the body was exhumed in September 2013 because the police had noted certain irregularities in the case.

It emerged that the girl had been dating a young man, who had been charged with attempted murder in Norðdepil on 14 July 2013. This prompted suspicions that the young man may have been involved with the girl’s death.

The police are now asking the public to contact them by dialling 114 if they think they have any relevant information. This also applies to previous witnesses in the case.

“However trivial the information may appear, it could be of importance to the investigation," the police appeal reads.

Translated by prosa.fo