Copenhagen, Europe Brief News – Copenhagen attacker was charged with murder after appearing in front of a court on Monday.
The 22-year-old suspect killed three people at a shopping centre in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen earlier Sunday.
Police said the suspect had mental health issues and there is no indication of a terror motive.
The suspect’s lawyers refused to enter a plea for the accused while the media were present and the judge ordered the rest of the hearing to be behind closed doors. The judge also imposed a name ban on both the suspect and the victims.
Speaking to reporters earlier on Monday, police chief Soeren Thomassen said they believed the suspect – described as “an ethnic Dane” – was acting alone and was not helped by anyone else.
He added that the suspect was known “peripherally” to police.
Police are also investigating videos of a young man with weapons which have been circulating on social media since Sunday, and believe them to be authentic.
Four people suffered different injuries they sustained during the attack.
One remains in critical condition, the chief physician at one of the hospitals treating some victims said. No further details were revealed.
Police arrested the suspect near the mall – 13 minutes after the attack.
