the COURT IN LYNGBY, denmark (Ekstra Bladet): The fraud-accused Marie Madeleine Steen isn’t going to explain himself during the trial in the Court in Lyngby.
It did the Norwegian-born woman and her defender clear as soon as the 61-year-old woman Monday morning presented themselves in the courtroom and sat next to his defender instead of in the witness box.
My client nevertheless comes not to give evidence, said the defender.
Marie Madeleine Steen is wearing a long, black uldfrakke, black turtleneck, black pants and black leather shoes. Her short hair is lightened, and she has makeup and pearl earrings. She leaned upon two crutches, and when she came into the room.
In spite of that which has been convened Norwegian interpreter, denounced Marie Madeleine out the translation.
– I have no need for an interpreter. I understand very well English, it sounded in the Norwegian language from her.
he Then informed the judge her of her rights and asked to formally whether Marie Madeleine Steen will make use of the right not to comment.
It confirmed the accused once again.
The Norwegian-born Marie Madeleine Steen is convicted numerous times of fraud in Norway and Sweden since 1992. The case, now she is indicted, holds 22 cases of fraud as well as two thefts committed in denmark in the period 2014 to 2018.
She has been in custody since 30. July and is known as ’the Woman with the heavy suitcase’ after the release of a popular podcast of the same name.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor read the 24 issues were Marie Madeleine Steen calm and småhviskede with his defender along the way.
the Defender stated after this that her client acknowledges ten of tiltaleforholdene, but not that there should be talk about the fraud of particularly serious nature’. The rest denies she.
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