Submarine owner could face murder charge

A Danish inventor suspected of killing a Swedish journalist on board his submarine could be charged with murder, a prosecutor said.

Jakob Buch-jepsen said police expect to raise the preliminary charges against Peter Madsen from manslaughter to murder and indecent handling of a corpse when he appears at a custody hearing on 5 September on whether his pre-trial detention should be extended.

Police earlier revealed that the headless torso of reporter Kim Wall was found naked and they are now searching for her clothes.

The 30-year-old was last seen alive on 10 August aboard the submarine. The cause of the journalist’s death is not yet known.

Divers and members of the Danish Emergency Management Agency were combing the coast off Amager island in Copenhagen, where Ms Wall is believed to have died, looking for an orange turtleneck blouse, a blackand-white skirt and white sneakers, police spokesman Steen Hansen said.