Five arrested for murder of teen

2019 was only a few hours old, because the 19-year-old Lorenz Matras was knivdræbt at Borgergade and Gothersgade in Copenhagen.

the Police have now made arrests in the case and the four persons prepared on Thursday in grundlovsforhør with the requirements of pre-trial detention in connection with the killing new year's eve. A fifth is released again.

this was stated by The Copenhagen Police on Twitter.

There are three Turkish nationals and a German citizen, as of Thursday, a judge must decide whether there is a basis to take them into custody.

The four persons are between the ages of 18-28 years.

In the weeks after the killing, there were quiet on the matter, and the police kept their cards close to the body. But a few weeks ago, the police a clue in the case, a black Audi.

the Car was wanted, because it had been filmed by a facadekamera near drabsstedet and close at the time, at 4.08, where the 19-year-old Lorenz Matras and his friends was stabbed with a knife. While Lorenz was pronounced dead at the scene, was one of his friends in critical condition.

The black Audi station wagon had a registration number, which probably started with the letters BD, informed the Copenhagen Police in connection with the publication of the images.

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Audien filmed here nytårsmorgen near the scene of the crime. Politifoto

The black Audi station wagon is interesting in the unsolved killing new year's eve at a 19-year-old man. Politifoto

the Police believed that the car was 'interesting' for the investigation and sought witnesses.

Efterforskningsleder Brian Belling, Copenhagen Police, not to Ekstra Bladet say anything about whether efterlysningen of Audien has played a role in the breakthrough in the case. He would only state, that the arrests took place yesterday morning.

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Also mates for the 19-year-old was stabbed with a knife and one was in critical condition. Photo: Kenneth Meyer.

last week brought Extra Magazine an interview with the 19-year-olds mother. She told about the terrible nytårsmorgen, where she was looking after his son after a worrying message on his phone. The son had been in the city in Copenhagen with some friends. The 19-year-old Perth boy was not used to walk in the city and on the disco.

In the interview, appealed for the mother also to those who might know something about the killing, and although it to come forward.

Crime 19-year-old Lorenz was killed new year's eve: Now asks his mother for help

Three of the accused, was here this morning 'reversed' in the Copenhagen district Court, as they must be brought before a judge within 24 hours after the arrest.

The three men are accused of having killed 19-year-old Lorenz Matras with multiple stabbings, attempted murder and two cases of serious violence in the same episode. Additionally, they are charged with violation of knivloven.

the Men was respectively 28, 28 and 18 years to refuse all guilty. A fourth man later in the day produced in grundlovsforhør. At the request of the defendants ' counsel selected the judge to impose navneforbud in the case.

The accused, are all of a different ethnic origin and were wearing their everyday clothes, as they took a seat in front of the judge in court. The one turned several times toward the gallery to greet a woman with a baby on her lap.