A court in Estonia on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment a man charged with murdering two women and then dismembering the bodies.
Murderer of two women becomes Estonia's 37th life prisoner
13th March 2013, 17:03
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The 35-year-old Andres Võsu is the 37th criminal put behind bars for life in Estonia.
The lower-level Parnu regional court that heard the case behind closed doors found that Võsu's guilt was proven and that he deserved to be put away for life as requested by the prosecutor.
Pronouncing the decision, judge Rubo Kikerpill said the possibility that the man would commit similar crimes after serving a jail term could not be ruled out. Võsu has six previous criminal punishments.
According to the statement of charges, Vosu strangled a 55-year-old woman in November 2011, dismembered her body and dumped the parts in bodies of water near his home in the southwestern town of Audru.
On April 6, 2012 he strangled a 21-year-old woman and buried the body under leaves and trash. Leaving the scene, he took the woman's laptop and cell phone with him. He returned to the scene on the same evening, removed one arm and the head and then buried them and the body separately.
Police detained Võsu as a suspect in the disappearance of the woman on April 7. The investigation revealed his possible connection with the disappearance of the first victim.
Võsu entered a plea of guilty in the trial that began on March 4.